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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 5th, 2025–Feb 6th, 2025

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

Regions

Yukon, Tutshi, Wheaton, White Pass East, White Pass West.

Use caution in areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin, especially near ridge crests.

This is where triggering avalanches is most likely

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported in the past 2 days.

There have been no recent reports of persistent slab avalanches, but uncertainty remains regarding the early December layer mentioned in the snowpack summary.

Snowpack Summary

15 to 25 cm of storm snow from last week has been redistributed into hard wind slab by moderate to strong northeast winds.

A weak layer of facets and a crust from early December is buried 50 to 100 cm deep. This layer exists on all aspects up to around 1700 m.

At the highway elevation the snow is 120 cm deep and in the alpine exceeds 200 cm.

Check out our field team’s MIN report for more info.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. 15 to 25 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.

Thursday

Mix of sun and clouds in the morning and clearing in the afternoon. 15 to 25 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Friday

Increasing cloud throughout the day. 15 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Saturday

Sunny. 15 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
  • Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.