Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Jan 27th, 2023 4:00PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Wind Slabs.

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South Coast, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain.

Evaluate potential travel routes for wind slabs before committing to them.

Summary

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported in this region since Jan 21.

Please continue to post your reports and photos to the Mountain Information Network, the information is very helpful to forecasters.

Snowpack Summary

10-20 cm of moist snow is refreezing into a hard surface as freezing levels descend. Above 700 m, 50 cm of settling snow sits over a hard crust.

The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and consolidated.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Cloudy, trace amounts of accumulation. Northeast ridgetop winds 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Alpine temperature 0 °C. Freezing levels 900 m.

Saturday 

Sunny and clear. Northeast ridgetop wind 35 km/h. Alpine temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m descending to 500 m. 

Sunday

Sunny and clear. Northeast ridgetop winds 25 km/h gusting to 60 km/h. Alpine temperature -5 °C. Freezing levels 0 m. 

Monday

Sunny with cloudy periods. Northeast ridgetop winds 25 km/h gusting to 50 km/h. Alpine temperature -5 °C. Freezing levels 0 m. 

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • If you are increasing your exposure to avalanche terrain, do it gradually as you gather information.
  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • A crust on the surface will help bind the snow together, but may make for tough travel conditions.

Problems

Wind Slabs

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Strong northwesterly winds are redistributing any remaining available new snow into thin wind slabs in isolated areas. Watch for wind-loaded pockets, especially just below ridgetops and in extreme and very steep terrain.

Expect very steep south aspect terrain to become moist during days will full sun and warm temperatures.

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 1.5

Valid until: Jan 28th, 2023 4:00PM

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