Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 7th, 2019 4:47PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
mconlan,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
MONDAY NIGHT: Clearing, freezing level below valley bottom.TUESDAY: Clear with afternoon clouds, light southwest winds, alpine temperature -11 C, freezing level below valley bottom.WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 cm, light to moderate southwest winds, alpine temperature -6 C, freezing level below valley bottom.THURSDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 cm, light to moderate southwest winds, alpine temperature -4 C, freezing level below valley bottom.
Avalanche Summary
A few small to large (size 1.5 to 2) storm slab avalanches were triggered by skiers and naturally in the region on Sunday. Â
Snowpack Summary
40 to 80 cm of recent snow has been redistributed by strong south to southwest winds. Wind effect is widespread in the alpine as well as isolated features at treeline elevations. A thin (1 to 2 mm) freezing-rain crust under the new snow has been reported in the mountains surrounding Revelstoke. Below this, the snowpack is generally well-settled and strong.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 8th, 2019 2:00PM
