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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 26th, 2024–Jan 27th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Coquihalla, Harrison-Fraser, Manning, Skagit.

Rainfall and high freezing levels are going to transform the snowpack. Watch for signs of instability as the snow begins to saturate.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Wet loose avalanches continue to be observed in steep terrain at treeline and below.

Snowpack Summary

In the alpine, up to 25 cm of wind redistributed snow sits on a decomposing melt-freeze crust. At treeline and below, 10 cm of rapidly settling moist snow sits on a crust from Tuesdays warming event.

The mid and lower snowpack contain several crusts that are not concerning. The snowpack remains shallow for this time of year.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with mixed precipitation, 5 to 10 cm at higher elevations. South alpine wind, 30 to 40 km/h. Freezing level around 1600 m, higher around the Fraser Valley.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 mm rain during the day, 10 to 20 mm overnight. South alpine wind, 25 to 35 km/h. Freezing level rising to 2500 m.

Sunday

Mix of sun and clouds, up to 2mm rain. Southwest alpine wind, 30 to 50 km/h. Freezing level rising to 2600 m.

Monday

Mostly sunny. South alpine winds, 40 to 50 km/h. Freezing level 2700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • The more the snow feels like a slurpy, the more likely loose wet avalanches will become.
  • Even a small avalanche can be harmful if it pushes you into an obstacle or a terrain trap.

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.