Avalanche forecast

South Coast Inland

Mar 30 – 31, 2019Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

A few more days to enjoy the warm and sunny spring conditions.

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–1.5
    The snow surface will weaken with increasing air temperatures and sun during the day. This increases the likelihood of thin loose wet avalanches running in steep terrain.

Confidence

High - The weather pattern is stable

Weather Forecast

SUNDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / light west wind / alpine temperature 2 C / freezing level 2000 mMONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / light east wind / alpine temperature 1 C / freezing level 1900 mTUESDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods / light east wind / alpine temperature 2 C / freezing level 2000 m

Avalanche Summary

There have been no recent reports of avalanche activity.

Snowpack Summary

New snow that fell early last week at upper elevations is bonding well with a variety of snow layers underneath, but there might still be isolated wind slab which can be triggered by humans especially along ridge crests (see the MIN report of our field team here). On higher north aspects above 2000 m it may sit on some dry, faceted [weak and sugary] snow. In most other places snowpack is moist or wet throughout with possibly a crust on or near the surface.

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