Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

A couple of small (size 1) wind slabs, 10 to 20 cm deep, were reported Sunday, in alpine terrain near ridges on generally southeasterly terrain.

Backcountry users continue to report evidence of a significant avalanche cycle during the recent warm, wet, and windy weather early in the week. The majority of these avalanches were wind slabs, however, a number of avalanches stepped down to buried persistent layers, creating large, scary avalanches, like this one nearby in the Telkwa area on Friday.

If you are out in the backcountry please consider filling out a Mountain Information Network report.

New low-density snow overlays various wind-affected surfaces in alpine terrain and widespread, supportive, melt-freeze crusts at lower elevations (roughly 1900 m and below).

The mid and lower snowpack continues to bond and stabilize while a number of buried weak layers remain a concern and have produced a number of large recent avalanches.

Monday night

Cloudy with light snow, 2 to 5 cm. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C. Moderate southwest winds.

Tuesday

Cloudy with snow, 5 to 15 cm. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C. Strong southwest alpine winds.

Wednesday

Cloudy with snow, 5 to 15 cm. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C. Strong southwest alpine winds.

Thursday

Cloudy with snow, 10 to 30 cm. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C. Strong south winds.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
• Avoid steep, rocky, and wind effected areas where triggering slabs is more likely.
• If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.