Avalanche forecast

Northwest Coastal

Jan 30 – 31, 2014Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2
    Strong winds may have developed pockets of thin hard windslab.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    4–7
    Deeply buried weak facetted crystals continue to be a concern on slopes with a shallow snowpack.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Overnight and Friday: Moderate Northwest winds with strong outflow winds. Mostly clear with alpine temperatures around -10 C. Freezing levels down to valley bottoms.Saturday: Mix of sun and cloud with periods of very light precipitation. Alpine temperatures -15 C.Sunday: Mostly sunny with light Northerly winds and no precipitation.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported.

Snowpack Summary

Strong East-Northeast winds overnight may have transported any loose snow that was left on North aspects. Below freezing temperatures have developed a solid melt-freeze crust at all elevations and on most aspects. A couple of cm of new snow is now on top of the crust and/or facets and surface hoar that developed during the recent clear weather. A well settled mid and lower snowpack may rest on basal facets, especially in thin snowpack areas at higher elevations.

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