Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Birkenhead, Duffey, South Chilcotin, South Coast Inland, Stein, Taseko.
Low avalanche hazard, but small pockets of wind slab and a firm crust could make steep terrain challenging.
Plan ahead and practice good group management.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported on Thursday or Friday.
If you are headed into the backcountry please consider submitting a MIN report.
Snowpack Summary
The snow surface is highly variable; Surface hoar can be found in sheltered features at treeline and below, a crust exists on south facing slopes and the alpine is generally wind-affected.
A weak layer of surface hoar or facets is found 10 to 25 cm deep.
The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.
Snow depths at treeline are roughly 100 to 150 cm.
Weather Summary
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. 20 to 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Monday
Sunny. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday
Sunny. 10 to 25 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
- If you are increasing your exposure to avalanche terrain, do it gradually as you gather information.
- Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
- A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.