Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain

A series of moist and mild weather systems are tracking onto the BC Coast under a southwesterly flow. Sadly only light precipitation is expected to make it to the Southeast corner with each pulse. Generally, we should expect a couple mm’s each day with the daytime freezing level hovering around 1800-2000 m. Ridge winds should be moderate or strong from the W-SW. Currently it looks like a good chance of some sunshine on Monday afternoon.

No new avalanches were reported on Friday. Loose wet activity was reported throughout the week as a result of warm temperatures and sunshine.

5 cm of moist new snow sits on a melt-freeze crust on southerly aspects and lower elevation terrain, surface hoar on sheltered slopes, and wind affected surfaces in exposed terrain. Soft new wind slabs might be hiding older, harder wind slabs on exposed north aspects in the alpine. Cornices have grown significantly recently. In some areas you may find a supportive crust down 30cm that extends up to around 1900m. A layer of buried surface hoar can be found between 40 and 60cm down and remains a concern, primarily west of the Continental Divide. The snowpack rests on a weak crust/facet layer from early December.