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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 24th, 2025–Apr 25th, 2025

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

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

It's a good time to explore more complex terrain if you start your day early and time your exposure right.

Back off of committing slopes if the upper snowpack is isothermal or slushy.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

With our field team done for the season, observations are limited, so sharing observations on the Mountain Information Network is very helpful!

Snowpack Summary

A typical spring diurnal pattern is in effect at upper elevations. Daytime warming melts and softens the upper snowpack, and overnight cooling usually forms a hard crust at higher elevations. Freezing levels are expected to reach 2700 m with very limited cooling and crust recovery overnight. Lower elevations may not refreeze and are experiencing an all-melt, no freeze scenario, and are melting out quickly.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear. 10 to 25km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 2300 m.

Friday

Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 10 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Saturday

Sunny. 15 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

Sunday

Sunny. 15 to 25 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Use appropriate sluff management techniques.
  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.

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.