Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Dec 5th, 2018 3:21PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low.

ghelgeson, Avalanche Canada

The snow cover is thin and observations are scant. While unlikely, old wind slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering in the alpine immediately lee of ridgecrest. Please submit to the MIN if you're out recreating, thanks!

Summary

Confidence

Low - Due to the number of field observations

Weather Forecast

The bad news is that this benign blocking pattern will be with us for a few more days. The good news is that things look set to change this weekend.WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Freezing level at valley bottom, light west/southwest wind, no significant precipitation expected.THURSDAY: Scattered cloud cover, freezing level at valley bottom, light southwest wind, no significant precipitation expected.FRIDAY: Broken cloud cover, freezing level at valley bottom, strong southerly wind, no significant precipitation expected during the day, 1 to 10 cm possible Friday night.SATURDAY: Overcast, freezing level around 700m, strong southerly wind, a few cm of snow.

Avalanche Summary

Glide avalanches to size 2 were reported from the Ningunsaw zone on Monday. No other avalanche activity has been reported recently. Please post your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Surface hoar is beginning to form on the surface as indicated in this MIN report from the adjacent Northwest Inland region. Surface hoar formation has also been reported from the Ningunsaw zone. 10-15 cm of recent storm snow is sitting on a thick, hard crust. In some locations there is an early season crust with facets near the bottom of the snowpack. Check out this MIN report from the Anderson Cabin near Terrace.There is an average of 70-120 cm of snow in the alpine. This decreases dramatically with elevation where the primary hazards are rocks, stumps and open creeks.We currently have very limited snowpack observations.

Valid until: Dec 6th, 2018 2:00PM