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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 22nd, 2025–Apr 23rd, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

It's a good time to explore more complex terrain, start your day early and end early.

Be sure to verify conditions before committing to steep slopes and back off if the snow is wet and slushy.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported. Looking ahead, rising freezing levels with minimal to no overnight refreeze may increase the likelihood of wet loose avalanches and cornice failures.

With limited observations this time of year, sharing your photos and observations on the Mountain Information Network helps everyone stay informed.

Snowpack Summary

A dusting of new snow has fallen on a well-settled and strong snowpack.

A typical spring diurnal pattern is in effect. Daytime warming moistens the upper snowpack, and overnight cooling usually forms a hard crust at higher elevations. Lower elevations may not refreeze and are melting out quickly.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Clear with cloudy periods. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Wednesday

Sunny. 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Thursday

Sunny. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +8 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

Friday

Sunny. 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +9 °C. Freezing level 2600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Travel early on sun-exposed slopes before cornices weaken with daytime warming.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • This is a good time for exploring terrain.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.