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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 24th, 2019–Apr 25th, 2019

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
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.

A spring snowpack can rapidly change. The likelihood of loose wet avalanche activity will increase with warming temperatures.

Confidence

Low - Due to the number and quality of field observations

Weather Forecast

THURSDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods. Alpine temperatures near +8 and freezing levels 2200 m. Ridgetop wind light from the southwest.

FRIDAY: Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near +6 and freezing levels 1700 m. Ridgetop wind moderate from the West.

SATURDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods. Alpine temperatures near +6 and freezing levels 1600 m. Ridgetop wind moderate to strong from the West.

Avalanche Summary

There have been no recent avalanche reports.

If you have any recent observations during your travels, we would greatly appreciate it. If you posted a photo or any other information to the Mountain Information Network (MIN), thanks!

Snowpack Summary

Rain to mountain top has saturated the snowpack. The snow surface may freeze into a melt-freeze crust overnight but should rapidly moisten during daytime warming. The snowpack is melting quickly.

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.