Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Cloud with snow flurries for the day, up to 7cm of snow accumulation. Alpine high of -7, winds from the southeast 15-40km/hr. An atmospheric river has taken aim on the south coast and will push inland tomorrow afternoon and 'believe it or not', is forecasted to deliver over 65mm of precipitation by Tuesday... that could mean 70-100cm of snow!
Snowpack Summary
50cm of settling storm snow with 150cm of snow accumulation over the past two weeks. Expect to find pockets of wind slab along ridge lines and lee features due to the previous south winds in the Alpine. The Jan 16 surface hoar is down ~60cm, Jan 4 down ~80cm and Dec 15 down ~1m+ making for a complex sandwich of weak layers.
Avalanche Summary
Several natural avalanches size 2 observed along the highway.Test results showing the Jan 16 surface hoar (5-10mm) down ~60cm, fails suddenly and has a high propagation potential, which could result in large avalanches.No reports of avalanche activity in the backcountry. If you see anything, please submit a Mountain Information Network (MIN) report
Confidence
Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Saturday
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2.5
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 3