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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 13th, 2025–Feb 14th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
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, Sasquatch, Tetrahedron.

Cold temperatures are reducing slab properties and preserving soft snow.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches have been reported in the past week.

Snowpack Summary

Soft snow remains in sheltered areas, while wind-affected snow is present in open alpine terrain.

A late-January weak layer (hard crust, facets, or surface hoar) is buried 80 to 100 cm deep, but the overlying snow lacks slab properties, so it is not currently a concern.

The lower snowpack is strong and bonded.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. 10 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Friday

A mix of sun and clouds. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.
  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.