Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Blue River, Cariboos, Clearwater, Clemina, McBride, Premier, Quesnel.
The upper snowpack continues to strengthen with cooling temperatures, though travel conditions remain challenging.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Anywhere from 0 to 20 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.
Below the crust, the upper snowpack continues to refreeze and strengthen.
The mid and lower snowpack consists of various weak layers primarily made up of crust and facet combinations. These layers are currently unlikely to be triggered with the presence of a supportive crust above.
Weather Summary
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with isolated flurries, south alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of new, southwest alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -6 °C.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with no precipitation, south alpine winds 0 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
- Avalanche hazard may have improved, but be mindful that deep instabilities are still present.
Avalanche Problems
Persistent Slabs
In areas where the surface crust isn't present or doesn't support your weight, weak layers deeper in the snowpack could still be human-triggered.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 3