Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Birkenhead, Duffey, Homathko, Sea To Sky, South Chilcotin, South Coast Inland, Stein, Taseko.
Assess for new wind slabs as you gain elevation
Small wind slabs could be sensitive to rider traffic due to the underlying weak layers
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No slab avalanches have been reported in the past 4 days. Skier triggered dry loose avalanches in steep terrain continue to be reported.
Snowpack Summary
Around 5 cm of new snow has fallen with moderate southerly wind, forming new wind slab on north aspects. In sheltered terrain this new snow may overlie soft, faceted snow or surface hoar. In exposed terrain it will overlie a sun crust or wind-affected snow.
20 to 40 cm overlies a weak layer from late January. In most areas, it is a hard slippery crust, however, on shady, upper-elevation slopes, it may be faceted grains or surface hoar.
The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with trace amounts of snow possible. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Monday
Cloudy in the morning with trace amounts of snow possible. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with up to 5 mm of mixed precipitation. 25 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 1800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
- Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Small wind slabs may be triggerable in steep terrain.
Aspects: North, North East, East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5