Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain

An upper ridge will build over southern half of the province deflecting a series of incoming fronts to the north. Wednesday will see light precipitation starting overnight with a freezing level of between 1500 to 2000m. The rain will spread to the alpine on Thursday and Friday as freezing levels rise to 3000m. Winds will be moderate to strong from the south to southwest through the forecast period.

Avalanche activity appears to have tapered off for now although small lose wet avalanches have been reported in steep terrain.

It's definitely not your typical early February coastal snowpack.  Last week’s pineapple express brought 30 to 100cm of snow above 2200m with heavy rains saturating the snowpack at lower elevation.  Cornices are reported to be looming at upper elevation.  Warm temperatures are now driving rapid settlement of the storm snow and the average depth of snow above the supportive early February rain crust is now around 70cm. Snowpack tests on both the mid storm instabilities and the February Crust are showing that these layers continue to strengthen.  The snow below 2000m is wet, and a saturated slush on crust setup can be found below treeline.