Sea To Sky

Avoid areas where the wind has created deep deposits.

The new snow could be sitting on a touchy layer of surface hoar.

No new avalanches have been reported since the 25th of Nov.

5 to 10 cm of new snow or wind loading may hide large surface hoar crystals in sheltered areas. This could be shallow, but easy to trigger.

Thin melt-freeze crusts may be found on sun-exposed slopes under the 5 cm of new snow.

The most prominent of several melt-freeze crusts in the lower snowpack is 100 - 150 cm deep in the Whistler area and decomposing.

Snowpack depth is around 130 cm at treeline and decreases rapidly below about 1500 m.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with up to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Approach lee and cross-loaded slopes with caution.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
• Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.