Avalanche Forecast

MONDAY NIGHT - Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries / southeast wind, 20-40 km/h / alpine low temperature near -8

TUESDAY - Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries / southwest wind, 20-40 km/h / alpine high temperature near -6 / freezing level 1300 m

WEDNESDAY - Cloudy with scattered flurries, 5 cm / southwest wind, 40-60 km/h / alpine high temperature near -5 / freezing level 1300 m

THURSDAY - Cloudy with scattered flurries, 5-10 cm / southwest wind, 20-40 km/h / alpine high temperature near -5 / freezing level 1300 m

On Tuesday, is it expected that wind loaded areas will be the most likely places to trigger an avalanche.

Over the past five days there has been widespread avalanche activity, with the bulk of it occurring on Friday and Saturday. There have been reports of many natural, human and explosives triggered avalanches up to size 3 since Thursday. Avalanche activity began to taper off on Sunday.

Regular snowfall over the past week brought about 40-80 cm of snow to the region, with the greatest accumulations in the Monashees. Moderate to strong southerly winds and warm temperatures have promoted slab development in the alpine and at treeline. 

Recent rain at lower elevations means that the surface may be either a melt-freeze crust, or wet snow below about 1500 m

There is a weak layer of surface hoar that is down about 90-130 cm deep in the Selkirks and 120-160 cm deep in the Monashees and exists primarily at treeline and below treeline. This layer has not produced any recent avalanches in the region. 

• Avoid freshly wind loaded terrain features.
• Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect and exposure to wind.