Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

A few small (size 1 to 1.5), isolated wind slab avalanches were observed in alpine terrain across the region on Wednesday and Thursday.

Strong northeast wind has redistributed 20 cm of recent low-density snow. This snow may bond poorly to underlying layers of surface hoar, faceted snow, and wind-pressed snow.

A prominent crust is found 30 to 50 cm deep. It extends up to 1900 m in the Cariboos and up to 1400 m around Pine Pass. At this point, the only potential concern with this layer is for areas east of Quesnel and Williams Lake, where a layer of small surface hoar has been observed near the crust.

The midpack is reportedly strong and bonded.

Friday Night

Cloudy with 5-10 cm of snow, southwest alpine wind 20-60 km/h, treeline temperature -12 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow, southwest alpine wind 20-50 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy with up to 3 cm snow, south alpine wind 10-20 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.

Monday

Cloudy with up to 3 cm of snow, southwest alpine wind 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C except 0 °C around Wells/ Barkerville.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind loaded snow.
• Investigate the bond of the recent snow before committing to your line.
• Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.