Avalanche forecast

Cariboos

Nov 7, 2013 – Nov 7, 2014Avalanche Canada
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Daily forecasts begin Friday November 22nd.  For ideas on managing early season conditions, visit the Forecaster Blog at blogs.avalanche.ca

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1–4
    Wind slab conditions will develop on lee terrain in exposed areas during storms or when the wind can pick up new snow and blow it around. Feeling dense surface snow or cracking around you helps alert you to these places.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–5
    The most prevalent (but possibly not the only) persistent weakness at this time of year will be facets that grow next to a crust, or at the interface between old snow/glacial ice from last season and this year?s new snow.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1–4
    Storm slabs are a problem during and immediately following storms producing more than 25 to 30 cm of new snow.

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