Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Feb 15th, 2022 4:00PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low.

Avalanche Canada TRettie, Avalanche Canada

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A thick surface crust makes for low avalanche hazard but challenging travel conditions.

Summary

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Tuesday night: moderate northwest winds with the possibility of light flurries bringing trace amounts of snow at higher elevations. Freezing level falling to 1100m.

Wednesday: Mainly sunny with light to moderate northwest wind. Freezing levels around 2000m with an inversion. 

Thursday: Cloudy with the possibility of light flurries bringing trace amounts of snow at higher elevations. Light west winds and freezing levels rising to 1500m.

Friday: light flurries bringing trace amounts of snow to higher elevations. Light west winds with freezing levels around 1200m.

Avalanche Summary

This recent Avalanche Canada field team MIN report includes observing some older small loose wet avalanches this weekend which would have occurred last week. A few other MIN posts from the weekend are showing a widespread, supportive crust and no recent avalanche activity. 

Snowpack Summary

A dusting of new snow at higher elevations buries a widespread surface crust which exists on all aspects and at all elevations. Below the crust, 10-60 cm well settled snow and old crust layers sit above the thick late-January crust which extends to mountain top elevations on all aspects. The mid and lower snowpack is considered well settled and strong. 

Shallow snow cover at low elevations leaves many hazards like stumps and creeks exposed at or just below the snow surface.

Terrain and Travel

  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.

Valid until: Feb 16th, 2022 4:00PM