Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Northwest Inland.
Confidence
Poor - Freezing levels are uncertain
Weather Forecast
A ridge of high pressure is expected to continue to provide drier and cooler temperatures to the interior on Sunday. The temperature should rise on Monday causing the freezing level to rise dramatically to near 3000 metres. Monday evening the ridge is expected to weaken, and light flurries are expected by Tuesday.
Avalanche Summary
Natural and explosive controlled avalanches up to size 3.0 releasing in the storm snow. Some of the larger releases have been from glide avalanches. Most of this activity is in the West of the region closer to the coast. We don't have any new reports from the Interior.
Snowpack Summary
Very strong W-SW winds have probably wreaked havoc in any exposed terrain. Expect to find scoured areas, sastrugi, and hard or stiff wind slabs. The average snowpack depth at treeline is over 200cm. The mid and lower snowpack are generally quite strong. Watch for clues of instability like whumpfs or shooting cracks, and if observed back off any steeper objectives.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 2 - 4
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 4