Avalanche forecast

South Coast

Jan 23 – 24, 2023Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low

Highlights

Pay attention to the wind direction as there is plenty of snow to build wind slabs in the coming days.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2

    Winds switching direction have likely formed slabs on a variety of aspects.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

Reports on Saturday indicate avalanche activity was limited to a few wind slabs to size 1.5 at treeline and some loose dry avalanches from steep terrain to size 1.

Please continue to post your reports and photos to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

10-20 cm of new snow from Saturday is likely to be found in wind sheltered terrain features. This sits over 50 cm of settling snow at higher elevations and sits on a hard crust at lower elevations 800m and below.

Last week's rain saturated the snowpack and created a well settled and strong lower snowpack.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Light to moderate northwest wind. Treeline temperature around -4 C. Freezing level around 500 m.

Monday

Cloudy with scattered flurries delivering up to 5 cm of snow. Moderate to strong northwest wind. Treeline temperature around -4 C. Freezing level around 500 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy with isolated flurries. Moderate northwest wind. Treeline temperature around -5 C. Freezing level around 500 m.

Wednesday

Mix of sun and cloud. Light northwest wind. Treeline temperature around 1 C. Freezing level around 1400 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Pay attention to the wind, once it starts to blow fresh sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.

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