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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 23rd, 2024–Feb 24th, 2024

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

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

The snow remains wet and heavy in most areas. Be careful not to get caught in dangerous terrain traps by a small wet avalanche.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

Around 10 to 30 cm of moist snow sits over sun crusts on south-facing slopes and old, firm wind-affected surfaces in exposed terrain.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally uniform, with no significant layers of concern.

Below treeline, most areas are below threshold for avalanches.

Weather Summary

Friday night

Cloudy with a trace of snow. 50 to 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with a trace of snow. 40 to 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow. 70 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level dropping to 800 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 40 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • The more the snow feels like a slurpy, the more likely loose wet avalanches will become.
  • Even a small avalanche can be harmful if it pushes you into an obstacle or a terrain trap.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.