Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Babine, East Stikine, Hudson Bay, Kispiox, Microwave-Sinclair, Northwest Inland, Telkwa.
In general the snowpack is highly wind effected with a lot of variability in snowpack depth. The best riding will be in sheltered features with a deeper snowpack that has been previously wind loaded.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported in the region.
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Snowpack Summary
The recent storm snow from last week has been redistributed into firm wind slabs at higher elevations. In isolated areas at treeline and below new snow is buried a layer of small surface hoar and facets. This layer has not shown recent signs of instability.
A faceting crust from mid-November can be found down 60 cm within the midpack and is reportedly bonding well.
In general the snowpack is highly wind effected which has resulted in a wide variation in snowpack depths. Depths at treeline range from 50 to 125cm.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
No new snow expected. Light southeast winds with a temperature inversion. High of -13 at 1500m.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud with wind shifting to light southwest . Temperature inversion continues with a high of -5 at 1500m. No new snow expected
Tuesday
A mix of sun and cloud with the possibility of light flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow. Light to moderate southwest winds. Temperature inversion continues with a high of -4 at 1500m.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud with no new snow expected. Strong west winds. Temperature inversion continues with a high of -2 at 1500m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
In the alpine you will find extensive wind-effect including scouring, sastrugi, and hard wind slab. Human-triggering wind slabs on isolated or extreme features are unlikely but not impossible.
Aspects: North, South, South West, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5