Avalanche Forecast

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MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy, moderate northwest wind, alpine temperatures drop to -10 C.TUESDAY: Cloudy with scattered flurries, accumulations of 5-10 cm, moderate northwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -6 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, moderate northeast wind, alpine high temperatures around -6 C.THURSDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light northeast wind, alpine high temperatures around -6 C.

A few human triggered avalanches were reported in the Duffey area over the weekend. One was a size 2 wind slab on a steep rocky southwest-facing alpine feature (see MIN report for details). Another was a size 2 avalanche on 25 cm deep crust layer in a southwest-facing clearing below treeline (see this MIN report for details). On Friday, another isolated wind slab avalanche (size 2) was triggered by a skier on a east-facing alpine feature. One isolated natural size 2 avalanche was observed on a west aspect in the Coquihalla over the weekend.

Surface conditions are highly variable throughout the region. Most exposed terrain is wind affected, but some sheltered pockets may have 5-15 cm of low density snow. South-facing slopes may have a thin sun crust on the surface. In the Manning Park area, there have been some reports of whumpfing and settlements on a 20 cm deep layer of facets. Throughout the region, several crusts can be found 20 to 60 cm below the surface. Some softer surface hoar and faceted snow may be found around these crusts, but have produced little avalanche activity over the past month. The remainder of the snowpack is generally well-settled.