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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 27th, 2025–Feb 28th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

An isothermal snowpack exists at all elevations.

Exercise caution around steep slopes, where surface snow may remain unstable.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche was reported, but field observations are limited. Old debris of large natural wet avalanches from the past weekend's storm is still visible throughout the region.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 100 cm of moist to wet snow sits on the rapidly decomposing January crust, now down 100 to 150 cm. Below this, the snowpack is rounded and stable. At lower elevations, rain has soaked the snowpack, and the coverage is thin.

Read about the conditions in the Beauforts on Tuesday by our field team.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Cloudy. 20 to 40 km/h southwesterly ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2°C. Freezing level around 1800 m.

Friday

Partly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5°C. Freezing level reaching 2800 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with isolated flurries. 40 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5°C. Freezing level lowering from 2800 to 1500 m.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2°C. Freezing level around 1800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
  • Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.