Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Okanagan, Shuswap, South Okanagan.
Assess steep slopes for wind slabs before committing.
Confidence
High
Snowpack Summary
Around 15 to 30 cm of snow since Saturday rests on a hard melt-freeze crust. Recent south to west wind may have blown the snow into lee terrain features in wind-exposed terrain at high elevations.
A couple weak layers of surface hoar and/or faceted grains associated with a crust from late January and mid February may be found 40 to 60 cm deep.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong.
Weather Summary
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with 1 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 1500 m.
Thursday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Partly cloudy. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind-loaded snow.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Riders could trigger slabs in lee terrain features at high elevations.
Aspects: North, North East, East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5