Avalanche Forecast

Poor - Due to limited field observations for the entire period

Sunday: Generally overcast with light amounts of precipitation accompanied by winds from the west 20-30km/h switching to the northwest at 30-40km/h in the afternoon.Alpine temperatures -8 degrees.Monday: A warm front is expected to give a rise in freezing levels to 800m. Light precipitation along with moderate to strong northwesterly winds. Alpine temperatures -9.Tuesday: Light to locally moderate  precipitation. Alpine temperatures -8 with a freezing level at 900m. Moderate southwesterly winds.

There are limited recent observations from this region.

The storm snow from the past week has has settled and been redistributed by the wind. Instabilities (surface hoar layer on sheltered northerly aspects and a thin sun crust on steep southerly aspects) may exist within or down 50-70 cm. We have very limited information on the extent or sensitivity of these layers, but suspect them to be reactive under the load of the new snow. A second buried surface hoar layer, down about 115 cm, and the early November rain crust (facet-crust combo), over 140cm down in some locations, remain a concern for isolated deep slab avalanches.Average snow depths at treeline seem to be between 150 and 200cm. Elevations below 1500m are still reported as below threshold.In general, snowpack data is sparse in this region and significant variations likely exist from one drainage to another. Digging down and making your own observations will be critical to safe slope selection. Any observations from the field are greatly appreciated. Email us at forecaster@avalanche.ca.