Avalanche Forecast

Poor - Due to the number of field observations

Warm air from the Pacific will push in, bringing milder temperatures but not much precipitation in the short term.Friday: Light snow. Winds increasing to moderate SW. Staying cool. Saturday: Light snow. Ridgetop winds increasing to moderate-strong SW. A layer of warm air may form at mountain height, while the valleys remain cool.Sunday: Light snow. Light to moderate S winds. The layer of warm air aloft may become more entrenched.

We haven't had any new reports of avalanche activity. This may be due to a lack of observations rather than actual conditions. If you have any observations, please send them to forecaster@avalanche.ca.

Approximately 1m of settling storm snow sits on weak crystals which formed throughout early and mid-November. These weak crystals include facets on a hard rain crust, and surface hoar (which may also sit on a crust on steep southerly slopes). Snowpack data from the Cariboo region is very limited at the moment, but I expect these layers are reacting similarly to the North Selkirk/Monashees because the formation conditions were generally the same. Recent snowpack tests suggest these layers can still be human triggered in some locations, and if triggered, are capable of producing wide propagations and large avalanches. Recent variable winds may have redistributed surface snow creating dense wind slabs in exposed terrain.