Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 4th, 2014 8:14AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
rbuhler,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Good
Weather Forecast
A ridge of high pressure dominates the conditions on the S. Coast for the forecast period. Clear and cold conditions will persist.Wednesday: Mostly sunny, dry, treeline temperatures around -15C, mountaintop winds up to 50km/h NE-E Thursday: Clear and sunny, dry, treeline temperatures around -13C, mountaintop winds 30-40km/h E Friday: Clear, dry, treeline temperatures around -11C, mountaintop winds 30-40km/h SE
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches reported.
Snowpack Summary
The upper snowpack and snow surface are currently undergoing faceting due to the cold temperatures. Wind exposed areas are heavily scoured and leeward features may have a thin wind crust or small isolated wind slabs. Sun exposed slopes have a sun crust but this is reported to be breaking down with the ongoing surface faceting. In sheltered areas, several centimetres of dry snow may overlie a layer of surface hoar. The mid and lower snowpack are well settled and there are currently no layers of concern. However, in thinner snowpack areas, a weak basal layer of facets or depth hoar may still be a concern.
Valid until: Feb 5th, 2014 2:00PM
