Avalanche forecast

South Coast

Feb 12 – 13, 2017Avalanche Canada

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Avalanche danger

Mon

Tue

Alpine

2 · Moderate

Treeline

2 · Moderate

Below

1 · Low

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Highlights

Avoid steep sun-exposed slopes during the heat of the day. Don't let your guard down with warm temperatures and sunny skies.

Avalanche problems

Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpine
Treeline
Below treeline
Likelihood
Possible
Size
1–2
Treeline and above on northerly aspects will have small storm slabs (in some places sitting on a crust). Storm slabs in the alpine will be possibly more reactive than shown here, especially on northerly aspects.
Loose Wet
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpine
Treeline
Below treeline
Likelihood
Possible - Likely
Size
1–2
Just because it's t-shirt weather and a holiday Monday doesn't mean you can get complacent: Avoid steep sun-exposed slopes during the heat of the day.

Confidence

Moderate - Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain

Weather Forecast

Sunny and very warm by noon on Monday... and then very wet on Wednesday. MONDAY: Sunny, warming significantly with alpine highs to +10 Celsius / Moderate southeasterly winds / Freezing level around 3000 m (!) TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty showers / High temperatures to +7 Celsius / Light, southwesterly winds/ Freezing level around 2800 m. WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / Moderate southerly winds / Freezing level around 2200m.

Avalanche Summary

No new observed.

Snowpack Summary

The snow from late last week (15-25cm) has consolidated well at treeline and below. This makes 50-70 cm of cumulative storm snow which is bonding well to a knife hard crust buried Feb 3rd. In the alpine, where all of the precipitation has fallen as snow, the storm slabs have taken longer to settle out and still are a concern: Dig down to test the bond of the more recent snow layers. The mid and lower snowpack are settled and well bonded with the average snowpack depth at treeline 250-300 cm.

Regions covered

South Coast