Avalanche Forecast

SUNDAY NIGHT - Flurries, 5-10 cm / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine low temperature near -4 

MONDAY - Flurries, 5-10 cm with another 15-25 cm overnight / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine high temperature near -2 

TUESDAY - Flurries, 10 cm / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine high temperature near -5 

WEDNESDAY - A mix of sun and cloud / light northwest wind / alpine high temperature near -7 

Avalanche activity is expected on Monday with both natural and human triggered avalanches likely.

At the time of publishing, there were numerous size 1-1.5 human and explosives triggered storm slab avalanches reported on Sunday.

There were several size 1-2 natural, human, and explosives triggered avalanches reported in the region on Saturday.

The Sea-to-Sky region has received between 30-60 cm since Saturday night, and it is expected to continue to pile up on Monday, with an additional 5-10 cm.

There is now about 30-70 cm of recent snow sitting on firm wind affected snow at upper elevations, on surface hoar in sheltered areas, on a melt-freeze crust below 1900 m, and on a sun crust on south-facing slopes.

A crust from early December may be found around 200 cm deep in the snowpack. In shallow rocky areas, recent test results suggest that it may still be possible to trigger this layer. In deeper snowpack areas it has shown no recent results and appears to be unreactive in these areas.

• Use conservative route selection. Choose simple, low-angle, well-supported terrain with no overhead hazard.
• Avoid freshly wind loaded terrain features.
• Back off if you encounter whumpfing, hollow sounds, or shooting cracks.