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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 13th, 2023–Jan 14th, 2023

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

Regions

Microwave-Sinclair, South Bulkley, South Bulkley, Telkwa.

The wind is forecast to pick up through the weekend, keeping wind slabs as the main concern.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

There are no recent reports of avalanche activity.

Snowpack Summary

There is 5-15 cm of snow accumulation from the past several days. In exposed terrain this may be sitting on old buried wind slabs in lee terrain features near ridges. Terrain sheltered from the wind has about 10-20 cm of soft snow. This snow may sit above a layer of surface hoar crystals. A weak layer of facets that formed during the arctic outbreak in December is buried 30 to 60 cm deep. Observations suggest it is fairly widespread, but not reactive to triggering under the current conditions.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Cloudy with isolated flurries bringing 1-3cm. Light to moderate southerly wind. Treeline high temperature around -5°C.

Saturday

Mainly cloudy. Light to moderate southwest wind. Treeline high temperature around -3°C.

Sunday

Mainly cloudy. Light to moderate southeast wind. Treeline high temperature around -4°C.

Monday

Mainly cloudy with sunny periods. Light southwest wind. Treeline high temperature around -5°C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.