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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 27th, 2025–Mar 28th, 2025

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.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

The snowpack is cooling and strengthening, but wet avalanches remain possible on steep slopes.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Small (size 1) wet loose avalanches were observed across the Okanagan on Tuesday and Wednesday. A more widespread natural avalanche cycle likely occurred, but its full extent is uncertain due to limited observations.

Avalanche activity is expected to subside with the cooling trend.

Snowpack Summary

Convective flurries could bring 5 to 15 cm of dry snow, though distribution and timing will be highly variable. This new snow will land on a wet, rain-soaked upper snowpack, forming a crust at higher elevations. Recent weather has likely strengthened and bonded the lower snowpack, with the most notable feature being a 40 to 70 cm deep crust from early March.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow above 1700 m, rain below. 10 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Friday

Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Saturday

Mix of sun and cloud and 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Sunday

Sunny. Calm. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.