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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 17th, 2025–Mar 18th, 2025

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.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Microwave-Sinclair, North Bulkley, South Bulkley, South Bulkley, South Bulkley, Telkwa.

Good riding conditions exist in wind sheltered terrain with soft snow to be found.

Keep the buried weak layers on the radar, and head to simple terrain if you observe signs of instability.

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

There has been no new avalanche activity reported in the last few days. Check out this MIN from Ashman, and this one from the Blunt for an overview of conditions.

If you head into the backcountry, please consider posting a MIN report with photos and/or observations from your day.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 30 cm of recent new snow has buried a widespread layer of surface hoar, which overlies crust on solar aspects and at low elevations.

A layer of facets, surface hoar and/or a crust buried in mid February is 30 to 50 cm below the snow surface and has been reactive in snowpack tests.

Deeper in the snowpack, a weak layer of facets and a crust from early December can be found. This layer appears to be dormant but is still worth keeping in mind in thin snowpack areas in the alpine.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. 25 to 35 km/h northwest wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Tuesday

Cloudy with flurries. 30 to 40 km/h southwest wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Tuesday

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h southerly wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing levels reach 1200 m.

Wednesday

Mostly clear skies. 50 to 60 km/h southwest winds ease over the day. Treeline temperature -0 °C. Freezing levels reach 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid shallow snowpack areas, rocky outcrops, and steep terrain where triggering is most likely.
  • Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.
  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.

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.