Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

Numerous avalanches of all trigger types continue to be reported. Slabs have been failing up to a meter deep.

Notably, a human triggered avalanche with a burial occurred near Squamish on Tuesday. While it was a relatively small avalanche (size 1), it was consequential because of the terrain.

A very large (size 3) natural avalanche occurred near Whistler as a result of a cornice fall. Be aware of overhead hazard, especially in times of increased sun.

50 to 80 cm of snow fell over the weekend. This snow was initially blown around by southeast winds, which have recently switched to outflow winds.

This recent snow is bonding poorly to an underlying weak layer formed during the January drought. Depending on aspect and elevation, the layer may exist as a hard crust, faceted grains and/or surface hoar.

The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and bonded with no other layers of concern.

Tuesday Night

Clear skies. 15 to 25 km/h outflow ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -16 °C.

Wednesday

Mainly sunny. Light south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

Thursday

Mainly sunny. Light south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Friday

Increasing cloudiness. 10-20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
• Conservative terrain selection is critical; choose gentle, low consequence lines.
• Avoid lee and cross-loaded slopes at alpine and treeline elevations.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.