Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 17th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Avalanche Canada
A variable supportive to breakable crust or moist snow at surface reduce the likelihood of avalanche activity, but makes travel difficult and hazardous.
Summary
Confidence
High - We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast
Weather Forecast
An upper ridge will build along the BC coast overnight into Tuesday morning bringing generally dry conditions.
MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with isolated showers, trace of precipitation, 20-40 km/h southwesterly winds, low treeline temperature +2 C with freezing level around 1500 m.
TUESDAY: Cloudy with isolated showers, trace of precipitation, 10-15 km/h variable winds, high treeline temperature +3 C with freezing level around 1700 m.
WEDNESDAY: Wet snow mixed with rain, accumulation 5-10 cm, 30-50 km/h southwesterly winds, high treeline temperature 0 C with freezing level around 1300 m.
THURSDAY: Rain, accumulation 10-20 mm, 50-70 km/h westerly winds, hig treeline temperature +3 C with freezing level around 1700 m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity have been reported over the weekend.
Observations remain limited. If you head out into the mountains please share any observations or photos on the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
Heavy rain and warm temperatures have saturated the surface snow to at least 2100 m, forming a surface crust as temperatures cool the wet snow. Below this crust, snow is moist down 25-50 cm where several previous crusts (observed up to 1650 m) are now breaking down.
The middle and base of the snowpack are strong, consisting of well-bonded snow and various hard melt-freeze crusts.
Terrain and Travel
- Make observations and assess conditions continually as you travel.
- As surface loses cohesion due to melting, loose wet avalanches become common in steeper terrain.
Valid until: Jan 18th, 2022 4:00PM
