Avalanche forecast

South Coast

Dec 23, 2016Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Heading into a stable weather pattern for the holiday weekend

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2
    Additional new snow combined with moderate winds have created new wind slabs in the lee of terrain features

Confidence

High - The weather pattern is stable

Weather Forecast

Friday: Mainly cloudy / Light west wind / Alpine temperature -2Saturday: Sunny with cloudy periods/ Light north wind / Alpine temperature -4Sunday: Mix of sun and cloud / Light northeast wind / Alpine temperature -7

Avalanche Summary

There are no new recent reports of avalanche activity.

Snowpack Summary

A 2-3cm rain crust is now buried by 5-10cm of new snow in the alpine and at tree line. This all overlies well settled storm snow from last week's series of storms that seems to have a good bond to the layers below. An old rain crust is reported to be down 150-180cm in the North Shore mountains. This layer has strengthened in snowpack tests and is unlikely to trigger in most places now.

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