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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 24th, 2025–Feb 25th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Regions

Cariboos, Blue River, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina, North Monashee.

Dangerous avalanche conditions, avoid large slopes, overhead hazards and steep terrain, especially during the heat of the day.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Sunday: A large (size 1.5 to 3) natural avalanche cycle of was reported in the region on all aspects in alpine and treeline.

Saturday: Many large (size 1.5 to 2.5) remote and naturally triggered avalanches were reported through the region, in both the alpine and treeline on northerly aspects. One MIN report describes a remote trigger from 400 m away!

Friday: One large (size 2) remote triggered avalanche was reported on a north facing slope at treeline.

Snowpack Summary

Recent snow is is between 20 to 50 cm deep, burying various surfaces, including old wind-affected snow in exposed terrain, sun crusts on south-facing slopes, and weak surface hoar or faceted grains in sheltered areas.

Layers from dry conditions in January are found at varying depths within the upper 100 cm of snow. These include weak faceted snow, sun crusts on south-facing slopes, and surface hoar in shaded terrain.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally well-settled and strong.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Partly cloudy with flurries. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Wednesday

Mostly with flurries. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Minimize exposure during periods of heavy loading from new snow and wind.
  • Avalanche danger is expected to increase throughout the day.
  • Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.