Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Shore, Powell River, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, South Coast, Stave, Tetrahedron.
Watch for wind slabs on steep alpine slopes.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported in this region.
If you do go into the backcountry, please consider submitting a MIN report.
Snowpack Summary
Recent snow continues to settle and strengthen atop a thick crust at higher elevations.
Conditions remain rugged at lower elevations with a shallow and largely isothermal snowpack.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Clear skies. 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Thursday
Sunny with some afternoon clouds. 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow. 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C with freezing level climbing to 1500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
- Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Northerly outflow winds may have redistributed snow into pockets of reactive wind slabs.
Aspects: South, South West, West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2