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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

Purcells, Dogtooth, East Purcell.

Warm temperatures and sun may destabilize the surface snow on sunny slopes.

Shady, sheltered slopes may still provide good riding.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

The surface snow on sunny slopes may produce small wet loose avalanches with temperatures above 0°C.

No recent avalanches have been reported. If you venture into the backcountry, please consider submitting your observations to the MIN.

Snowpack Summary

Expect to find wind-affected surfaces in exposed treeline terrain and above.

Sheltered areas still have soft snow and good riding.

A layer of facets or surface hoar buried in early December may be found down 50-100 cm, or as shallow as 30 cm around Invermere. It seems that this layer has gained strength and is no longer a significant problem.

The snowpack base consists of a thick crust and facets or depth hoar in many areas.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Clear. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Monday

Sunny. 15 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. An above-freezing layer above 2000 m. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday

Sunny. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. An above-freezing layer above 2500 m. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday

Sunny. 15 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
  • Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.
  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
  • 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.