Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Island, North Island, South Island, Vancouver Island, West Island.
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported in this region on Thursday.
Please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
The snow surface will wet and weaken with daytime warming and freeze into a hard melt-freeze crust at night. Solar aspects are the most concerning for wet loose avalanche problems developing during the day.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong.
There is insufficient snow to form avalanches for most below treeline locations.
Weather Summary
Friday night
Clear skies. 30 to 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around +5 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Saturday
Increasing cloudiness. 40 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Sunday
Snow, 10 to 20 cm. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud. 5 to 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.
Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for additional weather information.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.