Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 30th, 2023 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Avalanche Canada
A surface crust will make for challenging travel conditions but generally safe avalanche conditions. Pay attention to how new snow coming mid-week bonds to this crusty surface.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported in this region since Jan 21.
Please continue to post your reports and photos to the Mountain Information Network, the information is very helpful to forecasters.
Snowpack Summary
A surface crust varying from thick and supportive to thin and breakable can be found in most locations. Above 700 m, 50 cm of dense, settling snow sits over a hard crust with wet or moist snow below.
Pay attention to the bond between the existing snow surfaces and new snow as it arrives in small amounts by the middle of the week.
The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and consolidated.
Weather Summary
Monday night
Cloudy. Wind from the southwest at 20 km/h. Temperature -5˚C. No precipitation.
Tuesday
Cloudy. Wind from the southwest at 20 km/h. Temperature -2 at higher elevations. Freezing levels up to 1000 m. No new precipitation.
Wednesday
Cloudy. Wind from the east at 20 km/h. Temperatures up to 0˚C. Freezing levels up to 1000m. 5-10 cm of new snow with rain below 1000 m.
Thursday
Cloudy. Wind from the northeast at 15 km/h. Temperatures up to +2˚C with freezing levels up to 1200 m. No precipitation.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Valid until: Jan 31st, 2023 4:00PM
