Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Boundary, Kitimat, Nass, Northwest Coastal, Rupert, Seven Sisters, Shames, Stewart.
Wind slabs at upper elevations will be the main concern.
A surface crust may present challenging travel conditions at lower elevations.
Confidence
Low
Avalanche Summary
A natural avalanche cycle occurred earlier in the week as rain and warm temperatures infiltrated the region.
Looking forward, lingering pockets of wind slab at upper elevations will be the main concern.
Please consider submitting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
Recent snowfall overlies a crust or moist snow from rain earlier in the week. Strong winds will create heavily wind-affected surfaces and redistribute dry snow into wind slabs.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong, with various hard layers and crusts.
Weather Summary
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Sunday
A mix of sun and cloud. 25 to 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Monday
Mainly cloudy. 20 to 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Mianly cloudy. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- Keep in mind a buried crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
- A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Where dry storm snow exists, strong wind may have formed wind slabs in lee areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2.5