What little snow there is in the region lies mainly in the alpine. Hardy travelers to these areas will need to manage small loose wet avalanche hazards on Wednesday.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
Tuesday night: Clear. Light northeast winds. Freezing levels continuing to rise, topping out at about 2100 metres.Wednesday: Sunny. Light northeast winds. Alpine high temperatures around +1 with freezing levels remaining near 2000 metres.Thursday: Sunny. Light variable winds. Alpine high temperatures around +1, slightly cooler at lower elevations under a mild temperature inversion.Friday: Sunny with increasing cloud in late afternoon and flurries overnight. Light southeast winds, increasing in the evening. Alpine high temperatures around 0 with the lingering temperature inversion breaking down in the afternoon.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches have been reported. Please submit any observations you have to the Mountain Information Network
here.Snowpack Summary
Alpine areas near Squamish have the most snow, with a suspected 70 cm of settled snow on the ground. In these areas there may be a crust lower in the snowpack, however it is now suspected to be well bonded to the overlying storm snow. There is generally insufficient snow for avalanches below 1500 m.
cgarritty,
Avalanche Canada
