Avalanche Forecast

A few size 2 natural wind slab avalanches on north-facing, alpine terrain were reported on Wednesday. These avalanches are suspected to be up to 100 cm deep.

Otherwise, reports have been very limited during the stormy period.

Check out Wednesday's report from our Avalanche Canada field team.

If you do go into the backcountry, consider submitting a Mountain Information Network report.

Storm snow totals are now 70 to 115 cm in the White Pass. This new snow continues to be redistributed by moderate to strong southwesterly winds. Deep deposits of wind-loaded snow can be found on north and northeast facing slopes, and on lee features. South-facing slopes may be stripped of snow by recent winds.

There may be stiff wind slab underneath new fluffy snow, be sure to dig and investigate. Limited field observations mean we do not know if the new snow is bonding well to the old snow surface.

Treeline snow depth is roughly 100 cm, however, snow depths overall remain highly variable.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with a trace of new snow possible, southwest ridge top winds 40 to 60 km/h, treeline temperature -9°C. 

Saturday

Partly cloudy with a chance of 2 cm of snow in the south of the region, southwest ridge top winds 40 to 60 km/h, treeline temperature -6°C. 

Sunday

Cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow, southwest ridgetop winds 60 to 90 km/h, treeline temperature -3°C.

Monday

Partly cloudy with no precipitation, northwesterly ridge top winds 40 km/h decrease to light northeasterly throughout the morning, treeline temperature 12°C. 

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid freshly wind loaded terrain features.
• The new snow may require another day to settle and stabilize.