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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 28th, 2023–Dec 29th, 2023

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

Regions

South Columbia, Shuswap, Badshot-Battle, Central Selkirk, Goat, Gold, North Okanagan, Whatshan.

With no significant changes in the forecast, it's crucial to remember a layer of surface hoar may persist buried in the range of human triggering.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported in this region.

Data in this region is limited. Please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

The upper snowpack is generally well settled, with some lingering wind-affected surfaces in alpine terrain.

A hard, supportive crust from the early December rain event is down roughly 60 cm and providing a bridging effect over several layers of note deeper in the snowpack.

A layer of surface down roughly 60 to 100 cm from the surface remains a concern in areas that do not have a bridging crust above.

The make-up of the lower snowpack is variable throughout the region, in shallower snowpack areas, basal facets may exist

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.

Friday

Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southwest 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level rising to 2000 m.

Saturday

Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southeast alpine winds 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C with above freezing temperatures in the alpine.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, west alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Use caution when approaching steep and rocky terrian.
  • Make observations and assess conditions continually as you travel.
  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.

Problems

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.