Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Shore, Powell River, South Coast, Tetrahedron.
A robust crust extending to mountain tops has made mountain travel difficult.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
A robust crust likely exists on the snow surface up to mountain tops.
Where snow still exists below treeline, it is isothermal and travel is very challenging.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. No new snow expected. Light west or northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -5 °C. Freezing level 750 m.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. No new snow expected. Light northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -6 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Friday
Mostly sunny. No new snow expected. Light variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -4 °C. Freezing level 900 m.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. No new snow expected. Moderate northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -2 °C. Freezing level 900 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.