Coquihalla

Storm slabs will continue to build through the day.

Carefully assess the bond of the new snow to the crusts and facets below.

• Don't let storm day fever lure you into consequential terrain.
• Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
• Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.

Moderate

• We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.
• We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.
• We are confident about new snow amounts, but uncertain about whether slabs will form.

A few natural wind slabs were observed in steep, north facing  terrain on Sunday. No other recent avalanches have been observed.

We expect a natural avalanche cycle to occur with the incoming storm.

New snow arrives with significant wind and lands on facets, exposed crust, and sun-affected snow.

Another widespread crust/facet layer from late January is buried 40 to 70 cm deep.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong.

In forested areas, a light dusting of new snow overlies hard melt-freeze lumps creating very difficult travel conditions.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 25 cm of snow. 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4°C.

Monday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.