Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Shore, Powell River, Sky Pilot, South Coast, Tetrahedron.
Dry snow at upper elevations will be sensitive to rapidly warming temperatures and sun on Monday.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
Moist snow, pinwheeling and small loose wet sluffing was reported at 1200 m near Cypress on Saturday.
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Snowpack Summary
15 to 30 cm of recent snow becomes wet and heavy as temperatures rise above zero at most elevations on Monday.
The mid and lower snowpack is well consolidated, with several well-bonded crusts scattered throughout.
Snow depth has been reported as 330 cm at 1700 m, tapering quickly with elevation below treeline.
Weather Summary
Sunday night
Clear. 10 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.
Monday
Sunny. 10 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2 °C. Freezing level rising to 2700 m.
Tuesday
Increasing cloud. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2 °C. Freezing level 2700 to 2000 m.
Wednesday
5 to 10 cm of snow overnight then clearing. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +1 °C. Freezing level 1500 to 2500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
- Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.
- Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
The likelihood of loose wet avalanches will increase as the snow surface becomes moist with rising temperatures and sun.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Storm Slabs
Storm slabs may remain triggerable in the high alpine.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5