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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 1st, 2024–Jan 2nd, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Cariboos, Clearwater, McBride, Quesnel, Sugarbowl.

Buried surface hoar layers remain a concern. Snowpack depths and structure are highly variable across the region.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported. There are very few field observations coming from this forecast area. Remember that a lack of avalanche reports does not necessarily mean a lack of avalanche activity.

If you go out in the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

A surface crust may exist in regions that recently experienced warm alpine temperatures. The upper snowpack is typically well settled, with no current layers of concern.

The mid-pack contains various noteworthy layers; including surface hoar with a crust at a depth of 20 to 40 cm, a significant crust from the early December rain event down around 50 cm, and a second layer of surface hoar down 50 to 90 cm.

The base of the snowpack is generally facetted.

The snowpack is particularly complex, with considerable variation in structure and depths across the region.

Weather Summary

Monday night

Partly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Tuesday

Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -4 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, southwest alpine winds 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Uncertainty is best managed through conservative terrain choices at this time.
  • Avoid steep, rocky, and wind effected areas where triggering slabs is more likely.

Problems

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.