Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 3rd, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
kbakker,
Avalanche Canada
Sunshine, light wind, and low danger makes bigger lines appealing.Watch for lingering pockets of wind slab around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported. However, a party experienced whumpfing in the Fraser Chutes area on Friday. This points to the existence of a lingering windslab problem in steep alpine terrain, that remains susceptible to human triggering.Field observations have been limited, if you're out in the backcountry please consider submitting your observations to the MIN.
Snowpack Summary
Alpine surfaces are heavily wind-affected, but 10 to 20 cm of soft snow may still be found in wind-sheltered terrain. Check this White Pass MIN for more details.
A spotty layer of surface hoar may sit below recent snow, buried around 20 to 30 cm deep in isolated areas. Below 1500 m, a thick melt-freeze crust is buried 50 to 100 cm deep.
The average snowpack depth at treeline is around 200 cm.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
Mainly clear. Northeast veering to southeast ridgetop wind, 50 to 10 km/h. Treeline temperature -25 °C.
Monday
Mainly sunny. Variable ridgetop wind, 5 to 10 km/h. Around Fraser northeast wind, 50 km/h. Temperature inversion begins with alpine temperature around -15 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud. Southwest ridgetop wind, 15 to 30 km/h. Temperature inversion with alpine temperature around -13 °C.
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy with up to 5 cm new snow. South ridgetop winds, 25 to 45 km/h. Temperature inversion with alpine temperature around -13 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain. Carefully evaluate your line for wind slab hazard before you commit to it.
- Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Recent strong winds have built wind slabs on lee slopes. While isolated, this problem may be triggerable by riders.
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 4th, 2024 4:00PM
