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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 24th, 2025–Dec 25th, 2025

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

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

The South Coast has been on Santa’s good list— a week of heavy snowfall has brought winter back to the coast!

A gift from me to you: the best and safest riding is in sheltered terrain 🎄🎁

Confidence

High

  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast

Avalanche Summary

Observations have been limited due to stormy conditions in the past week.

Looking forward to Thursday, wind-loaded terrain at upper elevations will be the prime suspect for human-triggered avalanches.

Snowpack Summary

20 cm of recent storm snow at upper elevations overlies roughly 100 to 150 cm of settled storm snow from the past week.

Beneath the recent snowfall, the snowpack is generally well-settled, consisting of crusts and moist, dense snow. Snow depths at the treeline are estimated to range from 90 to 160 cm.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature rising to 0 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.