Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

Our field team observed small loose wet avalanches out of steep south aspects near Mt Cain on Wednesday. Storm slabs and wind slabs will be the main concern as new snow accumulates.

10 to 20 cm of new snow will fall on Friday, with deeper deposits in lee terrain. In most areas this snow is falling on moist or crusty snow layers, except shaded terrain above roughly 1600 m where the snow has remained dry over the past week. The middle and lower snowpack are strong and bonded.

Thursday night

Cloudy, scattered flurries starting after midnight with 1 to 3 cm of snow, 40 to 50 km/h south wind, treeline temperatures around -4 °C with freezing level dropping to 500 m.

Friday

Flurries increasing in intensity in the afternoon, 10 to 20 cm of snow, 50 to 70 km/h south wind, treeline temperatures around -2 °C with freezing level around 600 m.

Scattered flurries with 5 to 10 cm of snow, 30 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperatures around -3 °C with freezing level around 400 m.

Scattered flurries with 5 cm of snow, light wind, treeline temperatures around -2 °C with freezing level around 600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Watch for avalanche hazard to increase throughout the day.
• Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
• Dial back your terrain choices if you are seeing more than 20 cm of new snow.