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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 13th, 2024–Dec 14th, 2024

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

Regions

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

Areas that receive new snow will develop small windslabs in alpine and treeline elevations.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported since Sunday. Incoming precipitation and wind will create small windslabs in alpine and treeline elevations.

Observations remain limited in this region. If you head into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN)!n the alpine and treeline elevations.

Snowpack Summary

New snow will likely fall on surface hoar in sheltered locations and surface facets. 10 to 30 cm of old snow overlies a hard melt-freeze crust up to 1600 m and isolated pockets of surface hoar crystals in wind-sheltered openings at treeline and above.

There are currently no deeper layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Friday night

Cloudy with snow, 0 to 5 cm. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with snow, 0 to 5 cm. 40 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with snow, 0 to 2 cm. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Monday

Scattered cloud. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Investigate the bond of the recent snow before committing to your line.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.