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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 31st, 2022–Jan 1st, 2023

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

Regions

Coquihalla, Harrison-Fraser, Manning, Skagit.

Happy New Year! Have a safe start to this new year by avoiding wind-loaded areas and practicing good travel habits. Recently formed wind slabs overlie a slick crust and are may remain reactive to human triggering.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

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

Snowpack Summary

This week, 15-40 cm of storm snow was accompanied by strong southwest winds, creating hard wind-affected surfaces in open areas, and wind slabs in lee terrain features. This new snow overlies a rain crust formed earlier in the week.

The mid-snowpack is well-settled. The lower snowpack consists of several crusts with weak faceted crystals above and below that are beginning to heal and bond to each other.

Snowpack depths are roughly 140 to 180 cm at treeline.

Weather Summary

Saturday night

Cloudy with clear periods and isolated flurries. Alpine temperatures drop to a low of -3 °C. Ridge wind light to 25 km/h from the southwest. Freezing level drops to 300 metres.

Sunday

A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures reach a high of -2 °C. Ridge wind light to 15 km/h from the southwest. Freezing level rises to 800 metres.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures reach a high of -3 °C. Ridge wind light to 20 km/h from the south. Freezing level rises to 700 metres.

Tuesday

A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures reach a high of -1 °C. Ridge wind light to 25 km/h from the southwest. Freezing level rises to 600 metres.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.
  • Keep in mind the crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
  • Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind loaded snow.

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.