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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 14th, 2024–Apr 15th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.

Regions

Yukon, Tutshi, Wheaton, White Pass East, White Pass West.

Back off slopes as the snow surface becomes wet or moist from solar input.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

We haven't received any reports of new avalanches.

Please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Wind effect can be found on all aspects in the alpine. The snow surface on sun exposed slopes will likely become moist during the day.

Cornices are large and looming at this time of year.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Clearing skies with up to 2 cm of new snow in the early evening. 20 to 40 km/h north alpine wind. Treeline temperature -15°C.

Monday

Sunny. 10 to 25 km/h northeast alpine wind. Treeline temperature -3°C.

Tuesday

Sunny. 5 to 15 km/h variable alpine wind. Treeline temperature -2°C.

Wednesday

Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h south alpine wind.  Freezing level rising to 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid sun exposed slopes, especially if snow surface is moist or wet.
  • Minimize your exposure time below cornices.
  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.

Problems

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.