Avalanche Forecast

No new avalanches have been reported in the past few days.

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Roughly 50 cm of recent low-density snow continues to be redistributed by northerly winds at upper elevations.

The new snow is poorly bonded in areas to the underlying snowpack, which consists of a variety of firm, previously wind-affected surfaces and crusts. In sheltered terrain at lower elevations, the new snow sits on large surface hoar and a sun crust on solar aspects.

The lower snowpack is generally well settled and bonding well.

At treeline the snowpack depth is roughly 200 cm.

Cold arctic air continues to blanket Southwest BC until Friday when a warm and wet storm begins to move inland.

Wednesday night

Clear. temperatures -20 to -30 C and light to moderate easterly winds in the alpine.

Thursday

Sunny with periods of cloud. No Precipitation. Temperatures -20 to -30 C and light to moderate easterly winds in the alpine.

Friday

Cloudy with snow, 10 to 20 cm. Temperatures of -5 to -15 C and moderate to strong southwest winds. Freezing levels rise to around 1000 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with a mix of snow and rain, roughly 20 cm. Temperatures around 0 C, strong winds in the alpine. Freezing levels rise to around 1600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
• Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.