Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - on Friday

THURSDAY NIGHT: Freezing level at valley bottom, strong outflow winds, no significant precipitation expected.FRIDAY: Increasing cloud throughout the day, alpine high temperatures around -8 C, strong wind out of the south, snow starting late in the evening.SATURDAY: Light snowfall with up to 10 cm near the coast and less inland, strong wind out of the south, freezing level climbing to 1000 m.SUNDAY: A second storm pulse brings 10-15 cm of snow, freezing level steady around 1000 m, strong wind out of the southwest.

Glide avalanches to size 2 were reported from the Ningunsaw zone on Monday. No other avalanche activity has been reported recently. Please post your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Surface hoar is beginning to form on the surface as indicated in this MIN report from the adjacent Northwest Inland region. Surface hoar formation has also been reported from the Ningunsaw zone. 10-15 cm of recent storm snow is sitting on a thick, hard crust. In some locations there is an early season crust with facets near the bottom of the snowpack. Check out this MIN report from the Anderson Cabin near Terrace.There is an average of 70-120 cm of snow in the alpine. This decreases dramatically with elevation where the primary hazards are rocks, stumps and open creeks.We currently have very limited snowpack observations.