Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, South Coast, Tetrahedron.
Where available, fresh snow will have been redistributed into wind slabs at higher elevations.Watch for changing conditions as you move into exposed terrain.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
There have been no new avalanches reported on In our region since Wednesday. This may change with more snow arriving Sunday night.
Snowpack Summary
Moderate southerly winds will have redistributed the up to 70 cm that has fallen this week at the highest elevations. Warm temperatures and rain reached fairly high elevation so much of the region's snow will be heavy or moist.
A hard crust can now be found in sheltered, approximately 60 to 80 cm deep. The rest of the mid and lower snowpack seems strong and consolidated.
Snowpack depths are reaching 230 cm at treeline.
Weather Summary
Saturday Night
Cloudy, no accumulation, winds northwest 35 km/h, treeline temperatures -2 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy, up to 20 cm accumulation focused mostly on the Sunshine Coast and arriving late in the day and into the evening, winds west then switching to southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60, treeline temperatures -1 °C.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud, 2 cm accumulation at higher elevations, winds west 35 km/h, treeline temperatures -4 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, no accumulation, winds northwest 20 km/h, treeline temperatures -5 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Choose low-angled, sheltered terrain where new snow hasn't been wind-affected.
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Southerly winds may have redistributed snow that fell this past week creating fresh reactive wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2