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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 18th, 2024–Apr 19th, 2024

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, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

North Columbia, South Columbia, Clearwater, Esplanade, Jordan, North Selkirk, Shuswap, West Purcell, Badshot-Battle, Central Selkirk, Goat, Gold, North Okanagan.

The upper snowpack will weaken throughout the day due to warming and solar radiation, while isolated slabs may persist in steep, high alpine areas.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Despite the low danger rating, the likelihood of triggering an avalanche will increase throughout the day with warming and strong solar radiation expected.

Snowpack Summary

Recent storm snow continues to settle and bond to an underlying crust. At lower elevations and south-facing slopes a surface crust will likely form overnight.

Surface snow will deteriorate and become moist throughout the day with daytime warming and strong solar effects.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Sunny. 0 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level at valley bottoms.

Friday

Sunny. 0 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Saturday

Sunny. 10 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with 0 to 10 cm of snow in alpine terrain. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for unstable snow on specific terrain features, especially when the snow is moist or wet.
  • Be alert to conditions that change with aspect and elevation.
  • Be alert to conditions that change throughout the day.
  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.

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.