Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Monday

Monday: Moderate snowfall / Moderate to strong southerly winds / Freezing level at 1300mTuesday: Moderate snowfall / Moderate to strong southwest winds with extreme gusts / Freezing level at 1300mWednesday: Mix of sun and cloud with a possibility of flurries / Light ridgetop winds / Freezing level at 900m

On Friday a skier remotely triggered a size 2 slab avalanche on a northwest facing alpine slope just north of the region. On Saturday, 2 size 2 skier-triggered avalanches (1 was remotely triggered from 25m) occurred in the Monashees. The February 10th interface is thought to be the culprit in these events. A few remotely triggered size 1 hard wind slabs were also noted on Saturday in exposed lee terrain. They formed in response to strong winds and redistribution of surface snow on Friday night.

A developing storm slab overlies surface hoar in sheltered areas, a sun crust on solar aspects and touchy thin wind slabs in exposed terrain. The big news remains a mix of weak surfaces which were buried on February 10th. This persistent interface lies between 70 and 120cm below the surface, and includes surface hoar, well developed facets and a mix of hard surfaces which remain widespread at all aspects and elevations. Although avalanche activity has generally tapered-off at this interface, large destructive avalanches are still a very real concern with ongoing reports of remote-triggering, "whumpfing" and sudden snowpack test results. For the most part, the mid and lower snowpack are strong and well consolidated.