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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 13th, 2024–Feb 14th, 2024

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

Kootenay Boundary, Bonnington, Grohman, Kootenay Pass, Norns, Rossland, South Okanagan, Ymir, Crawford, Moyie, St. Mary.

Start with small features and test to see how the new snow is bonding in your area before moving into larger terrain.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

A few wet loose avalanches were reported on Tuesday from slopes facing the sun.

Several small (size 1-1.5) storm slabs were reported on Monday. They were more reactive in places where the wind had loaded.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 20 cm of recent storm snow sits on a layer of small surface hoar which may lurk in sheltered areas. In some places, the new snow and surface hoar sits on a thin sun crust.

A thick rain crust from early February is now buried 30 to 40 cm deep and seems well-bonded at lower elevations.

Crusts and facets in the mid and lower snowpack can still be found in isolated pockets.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear skies. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly clear skies. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 15 to 30 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Friday

Clear skies. 15 to 30 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for signs of instability like whumpfing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks or recent avalanches.
  • Investigate the bond of the recent snow
  • Start with conservative lines and watch for clues of instability.

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.

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.