Avalanche Forecast

High - The weather pattern is stable

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear / Light, northeasterly winds / Alpine low -15.MONDAY: Sunny / Light, northeasterly winds / Alpine high -12.TUESDAY: Sunny / Light, northeasterly winds / Alpine high -14.WEDNESDAY: Sunny / Light, northeasterly winds / Alpine high -6.

On Saturday, numerous natural and human triggered size 1.5 avalanches were reported on south aspects in the alpine and at treeline elevations. They failed on facets sitting on a recently buried sun crust.Several size 2, explosive triggered, persistent slab avalanches were reported in low elevation cut blocks south of Revelstoke on Saturday. Persistent slab avalanche activity on the mid-January weak layer has slowed down but not stopped, with human triggered avalanches on this layer being reported on a regular basis. Check out the great photos from a recent MIN. Take note of the low angle terrain and the light load of a single ski track that triggered this avalanche.

5-15 cm of recent snow has been redistributed by moderate southwest winds, which is sitting on older wind slabs on a variety aspects. This brings total recent snowfall amounts to 20-60 cm which overlies a weak layer of surface hoar (feathery crystals) and crust that was buried in early February.Two additional weak layers of surface hoar have produced large avalanches in the region over the past month. A layer buried at the end of January is around 40 cm deep and a layer buried mid-January is between 60 and 90 cm deep. The mid-January layer may also be associated with a crust on southerly aspects. These layers are most prominent at treeline and below. The remainder of the snowpack is generally considered to be strong in most areas. However, isolated failures have occurred near the base of the snowpack in this region, or in neighboring regions, resulting in large, destructive avalanches. These avalanches have primarily been in steep, rocky, high alpine areas with a shallow snowpack.