Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Regions
South Coast.
What little snow there is in the region lies mainly in the alpine. Hardy travelers to these areas will need to manage small loose wet avalanche hazards on Wednesday.
Confidence
Moderate - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
Tuesday night: Clear. Light northeast winds. Freezing levels continuing to rise, topping out at about 2100 metres.Wednesday: Sunny. Light northeast winds. Alpine high temperatures around +1 with freezing levels remaining near 2000 metres.Thursday: Sunny. Light variable winds. Alpine high temperatures around +1, slightly cooler at lower elevations under a mild temperature inversion.Friday: Sunny with increasing cloud in late afternoon and flurries overnight. Light southeast winds, increasing in the evening. Alpine high temperatures around 0 with the lingering temperature inversion breaking down in the afternoon.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches have been reported. Please submit any observations you have to the Mountain Information Network here.
Snowpack Summary
Alpine areas near Squamish have the most snow, with a suspected 70 cm of settled snow on the ground. In these areas there may be a crust lower in the snowpack, however it is now suspected to be well bonded to the overlying storm snow. There is generally insufficient snow for avalanches below 1500 m.
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.