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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 2nd, 2025–Mar 3rd, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

Watch for unstable snow on steep sunny slopes and at elevations where temperatures remain above zero.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

On Friday, isolated persistent or wet slab avalanches up to size 2 were observed on south aspects on the Sunshine Coast as well as The Lions on the North Shore.

Otherwise, avalanche activity on Friday and Saturday was predominantly small natural loose wet out of solar aspects. For more details, check out Saturday's MIN reports and North Shore Rescue's conditions report from Friday.

Snowpack Summary

At upper elevations, a widespread surface crust caps a saturated upper snowpack. At lower elevations, the snowpack is isothermal and coverage is thin.

A number of decomposing crusts may be found in the mid snowpack. The most prominent was buried in late December and is still producing snowpack test results. The remainder of the snowpack is dense and well-bonded.

For more details, check out North Shore Rescue's conditions report from Friday.

Weather Summary

Sunday night

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 20 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Wednesday

10 to 15 cm of snow overnight then clearing. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3°C. Freezing level 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and sun exposure.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.