Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Sea To Sky.
Confidence
Fair - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
High pressure, dry conditions and very warm alpine temperatures are expected to continue until Monday. Light snow is expected to begin late Monday and continue on Tuesday. At this stage, only a few cm are expected. Confidence in the intensity and timing of this system is low.For more details check out avalanche.ca/weather
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
There is anywhere from 30-150 cm on the ground. Recent northerly outflow winds have scoured upwind slopes back to a firm crust, and created wind slabs on lee aspects. The snowpack is highly variable across different aspects and elevations.Wind slabs could be triggered by the weight of a person, especially where they overlie surface hoar, crusts or facets. The other big story is unusual warming at alpine elevations, which may weaken surface layers, or even wake up deeper snowpack weaknesses. I'd take a cautious approach to big/ exposed terrain until winter temperatures return to normal.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Loose Wet
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3