Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 19th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
AL,
Avalanche Canada
Early season conditions are present with a thin snowpack, lots of variability in snow depth, and plenty of lurking hazards to hit.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed or reported.
Snowpack Summary
A light dusting blankets previously wind-affected surfaces in the alpine. The thin snowpack is quickly facetting with the recent cool temperatures and surface hoar growth is occurring. A sun crust can be found on the South aspects near treeline. 50-80 cm of total snow at treeline throughout the region, with up to 120 cm in loaded alpine features. Below treeline, the snowpack is generally below the threshold for avalanches.
Weather Summary
The temperature inversion will continue overnight Saturday and into Sunday with alpine temps staying near -2C. Sunday will begin with mainly clear skies as the ridge of high pressure persist. By late Sunday a westerly flow will move in with high clouds and ridge winds of up to 50km/h. No new precip is expected for the next 48H. For more info, see https://www.avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Valid until: Nov 23rd, 2022 4:00PM
