Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Apr 25th, 2021 7:47AM

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

Kate Ryan,

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Another cool and cloudy day will minimize the breakdown of any surface crusts.

Expect some awkward travel in treed areas...

Summary

Weather Forecast

Unsettled weather continues today.

Today:  Mainly cloudy with isolated convective flurries. Trace of precipitation. Freezing level 1800m. Wind NE-10 km/h.

Tonight: Cloudy with clear periods. Freezing level drops to valley bottom. Wind NW 10-20 km/h.

Monday: Sunny with cloudy periods. Freezing levels rise to 2000m. Wind W 20-35 km/h.

Snowpack Summary

The snowpack has undergone numerous melt-freeze cycles resulting in several crusts in the upper snowpack on all but high (>2400m) N aspects, where one can still find loose, dry snow. Check out this link for more info on spring conditions.

Avalanche Summary

Yesterday, a natural cornice release occurred on a north facing path of Mt Macdonald. The cornice chunks that dropped did not trigger an avalanche.

A natural size 2.0 glide slab released on Thursday night in Mounds (South aspect of Mt Tupper).

Confidence

Valid until: Apr 26th, 2021 8:00AM