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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 23rd, 2024–Mar 24th, 2024

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

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Tetrahedron.

A supportive surface crust makes for generally safe avalanche conditions.

Small human-triggered avalanches are still possible on steep, sunny slopes if surfaces become moist.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported in the region.

If you are heading into the backcountry please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network. Current condition information and photos are helpful for forecasters.

Snowpack Summary

A skiff of new snow accumulates atop refrozen surfaces at treeline and above. Below the crust, the upper 60 cm of the snowpack remains moist.

A few buried crusts are found 100 to 170 cm down. Reports suggest they are bonding well and are not a concern at this time. The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and dense.

Weather Summary

Saturday night

Skies clearing. 30 to 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday

Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Monday

Mainly cloudy with 2 to 8 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Minimize exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
  • A crust on the surface will help bind the snow together, but may make for tough travel conditions.

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.