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Avalanche Forecast

Feb 9th, 2024–Feb 10th, 2024
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Babine, East Stikine, Howson, Hudson Bay, Kispiox, Microwave-Sinclair, Ningunsaw, North Bulkley, Northwest Inland, South Bulkley, Telkwa, West Stikine.

Use safe travel practices to enjoy the bit of new snow while avoiding wind-loaded features.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported. If you go into the backcountry this weekend, consider submitting a MIN report.

Several size 2 to 2.5 (large) natural wind slab avalanches and cornice failures were reported in the alpine, occurring more than 2 days ago.

Snowpack Summary

About 5 cm of snow is expected to be redistributed by west winds on Saturday.

The previous snow surface is heavily wind-affected in terrain exposed to the wind. Wind-sheltered terrain consists of 10 to 30 cm of settled dry snow, which sits on a thick and hard melt-freeze crust that extends into the alpine. The crust is at the snow surface at lower elevations.

The middle of the snowpack may contain old, weak faceted layers and hard crusts, which do not currently present a concern.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with up to 3 cm of snow. 20 to 45 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Monday

Partly cloudy. 40 to 60 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
  • Even a small avalanche can be harmful if it pushes you into an obstacle or a terrain trap.
  • Recent new snow may be hiding windslabs that were easily visible before the snow fell.

Avalanche Problems

Wind Slabs

Small pockets of wind slabs may exist in steep, wind-loaded terrain features at higher elevations. Watch for cross-loaded features.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West, North West.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood: Possible

Expected Size: 1 - 1.5