Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Northwest Inland.
Confidence
Moderate - Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain on Thursday
Weather Forecast
Overnight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries and light northwest winds. Freezing down to valley bottoms by morning. Thursday: A weak ridge of high pressure should bring scattered cloud with periods of strong solar radiation, and daytime freezing levels up to 1200 metres. Friday: Cloudy with 3-5 cm of new snow combined with strong southwest winds and daytime freezing levels up to 1300 metres. Saturday: Another 3-5 cm of new snow and strong southwest winds.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches reported.
Snowpack Summary
Light snow combined with moderate southwest winds has developed wind slabs in the alpine and in some exposed treeline locations. Periods of sun and high daytime freezing levels have developed crusts below treeline and on sun exposed terrain at all elevations. The snow may be moist or wet below treeline during the warmest part of the day. The deep persistent weak layer of facets and/or a crust that were buried early in the winter are still lingering near the bottom of the snowpack.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3