Avalanche Forecast

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On Friday, isolated persistent or wet slab avalanches up to size 2 were observed on south aspects on the Sunshine Coast as well as The Lions on the North Shore. Otherwise, avalanche activity was predominantly small loose wet out of solar aspects. For more details, check out North Shore Rescue's conditions report from Friday.

At upper elevations, a widespread surface crust caps a saturated upper snowpack. At lower elevations, the snowpack is isothermal and coverage is thin.

A number of decomposing crusts may be found in the mid snowpack. The most prominent was buried in late December and is still producing snowpack test results. The remainder of the snowpack is dense and well-bonded.

For more details, check out North Shore Rescue's conditions report from Friday.

Saturday night

Mostly cloudy. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level dropping to 1600 m.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a trace of snow. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +1°C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Monday

Mostly sunny. 10 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level 1400 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.