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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 26th, 2025–Jan 27th, 2025

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

Regions

Little Yoho.

The moderate danger rating is due to an inversion and plenty of sunshine on Monday. This could increase the avalanche danger on steep, sun-exposed terrain, particularly for ice climbers. Otherwise, the danger is low.

Overall, the snowpack is deeper here, with fewer weak layers than East of the divide.

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches were observed or reported in the region on Sunday. However, some smaller, loose, wet slides to size 1.5 in the alpine occurred naturally on Sunday in the adjacent Eastern region.

Snowpack Summary

The high alpine may have some wind effect, but many sheltered areas have soft snow. The mid-pack is generally strong; however, a facet layer can be found near the ground in shallow snowpack areas. At treeline, average snowpack depth ranges from 110 to 160 cm.

Weather Summary

Expect an inversion in the alpine, although it's hard to pin down what elevations this will affect. On Monday, skies will be clear with lots of sun, no snow and light winds.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.

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.