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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 14th, 2024–Dec 15th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Cariboos, Blue River, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

6 AM Update: More snow fell overnight than expected.

Watch for deeper and more reactive deposits of fresh snow around ridges and lee features, especially as you enter open or alpine terrain.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported since Sunday. Incoming precipitation and wind will create small windslabs in alpine and treeline elevations.

Observations remain limited in this region. If you head into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN)!n the alpine and treeline elevations.

Snowpack Summary

Flurries starting late Friday night accumulated into 10-30 cm fresh snow around the region. This covered older snow in most terrain and surface hoar in sheltered locations.

Recent snow overlies covers a hard melt-freeze crust up to 1600 m and isolated pockets of surface hoar crystals in wind-sheltered openings at treeline and above.

There are currently no deeper layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Saturday night

Flurries and snow, 5 to 10 cm. 40 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Sunday

Flurries, up to 10 cm. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Monday

Cloudy with sunny breaks. 15 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. Increasing southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Investigate the bond of the recent snow before committing to your line.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.