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Avalanche Forecast

Jan 30th, 2015–Jan 31st, 2015

Alpine

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate

Treeline

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Sea To Sky.

You might get a loose wet avalanche to run on a steep south facing slope. Maybe.

Confidence

Good - Due to the quality of field observations

Weather Forecast

The dry ridge of high pressure will hold on for Saturday bringing mainly sunny skies, light northwest winds and freezing levels at about 2000m. By Sunday a pacific low pressure system will bring generally light snowfall for Sunday and Monday (about 10cm each day). Winds are forecast to be strong from the southwest on Sunday, decreasing to moderate on Monday. Freezing levels for Sunday and Monday are forecast to hover around 1000m.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 50 cm of settled storm snow has been saturated by rain up to at least 2100m. Cooling has frozen the snow surface into a hard crust at most elevations. At the highest elevations you might find dense, stubborn wind slabs in lee terrain. At very low elevations, or on south-facing slopes during the day, you might find some areas with moist or wet snow on the surface.For now, at least, deeper snowpack weaknesses have become unreactive on account of the strong capping crust layer.