Avalanche Forecast
Regions: South Coast.
Avalanche danger is limited to the highest peaks where snow has accumulated over the past few days.
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, light wind from the northwest, treeline temperatures drop to 0 C.
THURSDAY: Clear in the morning then increasing cloud in the afternoon and light rain starting in the evening, 30 km/h wind from the southwest, treeline high temperatures around +3 C.
FRIDAY: 15-25 mm of rain as freezing level climbs to 1900 m, 50 km/h wind from the southwest, treeline high temperatures around +6 C.
SATURDAY: 20-30 mm of rain with freezing level around 1600 m, 50 km/h wind from the southwest, treeline high temperatures around +4 C.
Avalanche Summary
So far this season there has been insufficient snow on the ground to produce avalanches. Watch for high elevation areas where the recent storm delivered enough snow to cover the ground roughness.
Snowpack Summary
Recent storms delivered more rain than snow to the South Coast mountains. As a result there are just thin patches of wet snow around the peaks of the North Shore mountains (20-30 cm deep). We don't have any recent observations from higher peaks in the region, but there's potentially enough snow to produce avalanches in terrain above 1500 m.
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
The highest peaks of the region may have received significant amounts of snow over the past few days. Triggering storm slab avalanches may be possible in these areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2