Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Island, North Island, South Island, Vancouver Island, West Island.
The best riding will be on sheltered, low angle terrain
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been reported in the past few days.
Snowpack Summary
At upper elevations, the wind has varied in direction recently so expect wind slabs and wind-affected snow on all aspects. A new crust likely exists on south facing slopes. Up to 5 cm of snow may be covering a layer of surface hoar in sheltered terrain.
A widespread crust, combined with a thin layer of weak facets in some areas, can be found buried 30 to 50 cm deep. Otherwise, the mid and lower snowpack contains no other layers of concern.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear skies. 15 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C, potential for inversion with colder temperatures below treeline.
Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 5 to 15 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 5 to 20 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
- Recent wind has varied in direction, so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.