Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North Okanagan, Shuswap, South Okanagan.
Warm sunny weather will cause wet avalanches, especially on sun-exposed slopes.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
A few small wet loose avalanches have been reported the past few days and more will occur when the skies clear and the freezing level rises to mountain tops.
Snowpack Summary
Expect surfaces to melt and weaken as the freezing level climbs to 2600 m on Saturday. This will occur rapidly on sun-exposed slopes.
The upper snowpack consists of various melt-freeze layers and the lower snowpack is strong and bonded.
Weather Summary
Friday Night
Clear skies. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.
Saturday
Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +6 °C. Freezing level 2600 m.
Sunday
Sunny. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +8 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Minimize exposure to sun-exposed slopes when the solar radiation is strong.
- Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Small wet avalanches will occur on steep slopes exposed to heat and/or sun.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely - Very Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5