Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Okanagan, Shuswap, South Okanagan.
Assess for newly formed slabs before committing to consequential terrain.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
We haven't received any recent reports of avalanche activity. Looking forward, treat the new snow with caution, particularly if you find more than 15 cm of new snow.
Snowpack Summary
Anywhere from 5 to 30 cm of snow will accumulate by Thursday afternoon with southwest wind. This snow will build on the 15 to 30 cm of snow that accumulated since Saturday. All this snow sits on a hard melt-freeze crust.
A couple weak layers of surface hoar and/or faceted grains associated with a crust from late January and mid February may be found 40 to 60 cm deep.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Thursday
Cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow and local amounts of up to 25 cm possible. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Partly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
- Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
- Investigate the bond of the recent snow before committing to your line.
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
New storm and wind slabs may form over the day. Use particular caution if you find more than 15 cm of new snow.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2