Avalanche Forecast

No Rating - Uncertainty is due to the timing of the incoming weather system.

Thursday night: Cloudy with scattered flurries, trace to 5 cm. Alpine temperature -10 C, south-southwest wind 10-25 km/hr.

Friday: Snow, 10-20 cm. Alpine temperature -2 C, southwest wind 20-45 km/hr.

Saturday: More snow, 10-15 cm. Alpine temperature -10 C, east-northeast wind 20-35 km/hr.

Sunday: Sunny with cloudy periods. Alpine temperature -13 C, north wind 15-30 km/hr.

There have only been a handful of snowpack and weather observations from this area. Natural storm slab avalanches to size 1.5 were observed in the region on Wednesday. Reports indicate less reactivity in the new snow early this week compared to a more reactive storm slab in the North Columbia region. More snow will accumulate in the Cariboos Friday into Saturday, which may increase the reactivity in the snowpack.

Storm snow totals reached 20-40 cm early this week along with moderate westerly winds. The new snow covered a faceted upper snowpack and previously wind-affected surfaces, and surface hoar in sheltered areas around treeline and below. 

Down 35-60 cm, a layer of surface hoar (feathery crystals) may be found in sheltered areas around treeline. In these areas old, stubborn wind slabs may still be reactive where they overly the weak surface hoar on a crust.

A variety of crusts from late October are buried deeper in the snowpack.