Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 25th, 2022–Apr 26th, 2022

Alpine

Below Threshold.

Treeline

Below Threshold.

Below Treeline

Below Threshold.

Alpine

Below Threshold.

Treeline

Below Threshold.

Below Treeline

Below Threshold.

Alpine

Below Threshold.

Treeline

Below Threshold.

Below Treeline

Below Threshold.

Regions

Little Yoho.

Cool and potentially snowy conditions are expected Tuesday by midday. The snowpack could be significantly different at higher elevations than lower down, be alert to conditions that change with elevation.

Weather Forecast

A mix of showers and flurries is expected Tuesday afternoon with up to 10cm possible near the Divide, freezing levels around 2100-2300m. West winds are expected to increase through the day up to 50-60km/hr by Wednesday morning. Scattered flurries with minimal accumulations and 1800m freezing levels expected Wednesday.

Snowpack Summary

A surface crust exist on all aspects below 2300m and high into the alpine on solar aspects. High North aspects are still holding dry powder and some wind effect on exposed lee slopes. Deterioration of these crust have been occurring almost daily, with the extent of the surface moistening depending on solar radiation and freezing levels.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches observed or reported today.

Confidence

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.