Avalanche Forecast

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An Arctic front continues to push southward on Tuesday bringing cold, dry conditions for the next few days. A mix of sun and cloud is expected on Tuesday with light alpine winds from the northeast and tree line temperatures around -18C. Conditions are expected to remain similar on Wednesday and Thursday as the arctic air continues to dominate the weather pattern.

Reports through the weekend focus on avalanche activity to size 1.5 isolated to the most recent storm snow. The new snow that fell over the weekend has been redistributed by the wind primarily onto north and east aspects in the alpine and at tree line. These wind slabs are expected to be reactive for the next few days.

The weekend storm system brought 40-60cm of new snow to the southern part of the region with strong southwest wind in the alpine. The resulting storm slabs are thickest and most reactive in leeward features in wind exposed terrain. The mid-November crust appears to typically be down 1-1.5m in the south of the region, and around 80cm down in the north of the region. Test results on this layer suggest the crust is generally well bonded in the Cariboos region. However, test results from the North Columbia region suggest there may be an isolated weakness associated with this layer and it has professionals concerned. It will be important to track how this layer evolves, especially with the upcoming period of cold weather.