Avalanche Forecast

Fair

A ridge of high pressure dominates the conditions on the N. Coast for the forecast period. Clear and cold conditions will persist.Wednesday: Clear, dry, treeline temperatures around -10C in the south and -20C in the north of the region, mountaintop winds up to 40km/hr NE decreasing during the day.Thursday/Friday: Clear, dry, treeline temperatures around -12C in the south and -20C in the north of the region, mountaintop winds generally light SE-SW

No recent avalanches reported.

Thin windslabs may still exist in isolated leeward features on a variety of aspects at treeline and in the alpine while wind-exposed features have become heavily scoured.  Recent cold temperatures and clear skies are causing faceting of the upper snowpack which should be causing the remaining wind slabs to break-down.  In more sheltered areas, several centimetres of dry snow may overlie a melt-freeze crust, surface hoar, facets, or a combination of the above.  The mid and lower snowpack are generally well consolidated and there are currently no layers of concern. However, weak basal facets may still be a concern in isolated areas, especially thin snowpack areas at higher elevations.