Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 26th, 2023 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
isnowsell,
Avalanche Canada
In general, snowpack depths remain well below average, however recent warm weather has transformed the snow back into a typical coastal snowpack.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
A wet loose avalanche cycle up to size 1.5 occurred earlier in the week as a result of warm temperatures and rain. Natural avalanches activity should slow significantly as the temperatures cool below freezing.
Snowpack Summary
The surface consisted of melt-freeze crusts or moist/saturated snow, depending on elevation, aspect, and time of day.
The upper snowpack consists of 10-30 cm of well-settled, moist snow. This sits on a pronounced melt-freeze crust below 1500 m. Above 1500 m this melt-freeze crust begins to lose strength and is 1 cm thick or less.
The mid and lower snowpack remain moist and are generally well-settled and dense, with no current layers of concern.
Weather Summary
Thursday night
Mostly cloudy. Generally, trace amounts of snow are expected, with the exception being Mt Cain area. Expect roughly 10 cm in the north of the island. Strong northwest alpine winds. Treeline temperatures 0 to -5 C. Freezing levels 1500 m.
Friday
Mainly sunny, no precipitation. Moderate northerly alpine winds. Treeline temperatures around 0 C. Freezing level 2000 m.
Saturday
Sunny, no precipitation. Moderate northerly alpine winds. Treeline temperatures 0 to -5 C. Freezing level 700 m.
Sunday
Sunny, no precipitation. Moderate northerly alpine winds. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Valid until: Jan 27th, 2023 4:00PM
