Avalanche Forecast

Numerous natural, skier, and remotely triggered avalanches up to size 3 have been reported in the past few days throughout the region. All avalanches slid on layers in the upper snowpack.

We expect avalanche activity to increase in size and frequency on Thursday.

Up to 60 cm of new snow will have fallen by mid day on Thursday. This new snow will form touchy storm slabs.

A layer of facets, surface hoar and a crust is down up to 50 cm.

A widespread crust formed in early February is buried roughly 40 to 80 cm and extends up to 2400 m. Facets have been found above this crust. This layer has produced many concerning avalanches across the province.

The lower snowpack is generally well-settled and strong.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy with up to 40 cm of new snow. 40 to 60 km/h south alpine wind. Freezing level rising to 1700 m.

Thursday

Cloudy with up to 20 cm of new snow. 20 to 50 km/h southwest alpine wind. Treeline temperature -3°C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with 10 cm of new snow. 15 to 35 km/h south alpine wind. Treeline temperature -6°C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of new snow. 10 to 30 km/h southeast alpine wind. Treeline temperature -7°C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Make conservative terrain choices and avoid overhead hazard.
• Remote triggering is a concern, watch out for adjacent and overhead slopes.
• Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.