South Coast

Storm slabs may still be triggered by riders. Be patient and increase your exposure gradually.

Larger avalanches may be triggered in leeward areas.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to how quickly the snowpack will recover and gain strength.
• Uncertainty is due to limitations in the field data.

On Tuesday, near Cypress, there was a report of numerous skier triggered and remote triggered avalanches failing on a melt freeze crust about 40 cm deep.

There were also a few small (size 1-1.5) natural storm slab avalanches and numerous small skier-controlled avalanches. They were 10 to 40 cm deep.

Up to 60 cm of new storm snow overlies a melt-freeze crust from the beginning of the year.

The mid and lower snowpack has two crusts that are between 50 and 150 cm deep. These crusts are not currently a concern.

The snowpack is generally well settled and dense.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Up to 5 cm of snow. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Thursday
Mix of sun and cloud. 5 cm of snow ending in the morning. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Friday
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 15 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Use small, low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
• Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.