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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 19th, 2024–Mar 20th, 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.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

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

Small human-triggered avalanches remain possible in steep terrain where the snow surface remains moist.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported on Monday.

Through the weekend loose wet avalanche activity was observed up to size 2. Avalanche activity was concentrated on steep sun affected slopes during the heat of the day.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. 10 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C with freezing level dropping from 2500 to 1800m by morning.

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C with freezing level continue to fall to 1300m.

Thursday

Mainly cloudy with 1 to 2 cm of snow. 10 to 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1500m.

Friday

Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1500m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Keep in mind that human triggering potential persists as natural avalanching tapers off.
  • 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.