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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 27th, 2025–Jan 28th, 2025

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.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Coquihalla, Harrison-Fraser, Manning, Skagit.

It's a good time to consider stepping out into more complex terrain.

Riding conditions will be best once the surface crust has softened on sun-affected slopes.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Loose wet avalanches were reported on Sunday from steep sun-affected slopes. We expect this activity to continue while temperatures remain warm and there is strong sunshine.

If you are headed into the backcountry please consider submitting a MIN report.

Snowpack Summary

Strong sunshine and warm temperatures are expected to break down the surface crust - or moisten surface snow at low elevations, and on steep sun affected slopes into the alpine. Snow on north facing alpine slopes will likely remain dry.

Check out this MIN for a great overview of the subpar surface conditions at Flatiron.

The mid and lower snowpack are generally well-settled with no current layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Clear skies. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. An above freezing layer is expected from 1500-3500 m.

Tuesday

Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. An above freezing layer is expected from 1500-3500 m.

Wednesday

Sunny. 40 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. The above freezing layer from 1500-3500 m begins to break down.

Thursday

A mix of sun and cloud. 40 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing levels 1500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.
  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
  • Travel early on sun-exposed slopes before cornices weaken with daytime warming.

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.