Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 2nd, 2025–Apr 3rd, 2025

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.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

With a solid snowpack, it’s a great time to explore!

Use caution on sun-exposed slopes and always practice good travel habits.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported since the weekend, when a few small wet loose avalanches were observed.

Snowpack Summary

Expect wet and moist surfaces on sun-exposed slopes.

At upper elevations, 20 to 40 cm of snow from recent flurries is bonding quickly to a wet, well-bonded snowpack. (Check out the final North Shore Snowpack video from last Friday.)

At lower elevations, the rain-saturated snowpack thins rapidly with elevation.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Thursday

Mix of sun and cloud. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Friday

Clear. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3 °C. Freezing levels rise to 2000 m.

Saturday

Mix of sun and cloud. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C. Freezing levels rise to 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

This is a good time for exploring terrain.
Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and sun exposure.
Carefully evaluate big and steep terrain features before committing to them.
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.

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.