Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Regions
South Coast.
Can't have avalanches if you don't have snow. Watch for sunshine promoting surface instabilities if you're planning a mission to the alpine on Thursday.
Confidence
Moderate - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
Wednesday night: Clear. Light northwest winds. Thursday: Sunny. Light northeast winds. Alpine high temperatures around +1 with freezing levels to 2000 metres.Friday: Clear skies in the morning, becoming cloudy over the day. Light southeast winds. Alpine high temperatures around -2 with freezing level falling to 1300 metres.Saturday: Cloudy with flurries bringing about 5 cm of new snow. Light southeast winds. Alpine high temperatures around -2 with freezing levels to 1300 metres.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches have been reported. Please submit any observations you have to the Mountain Information Network here.
Snowpack Summary
The South Coast region currently holds a minimal snowpack that remains well below threshold depth for avalanches in the North Shore mountains as well as below about 1500 metres everywhere else. Alpine areas near Squamish have the most snow, with a suspected 70 cm of settled snow on the ground. In these areas there may be a crust lower in the snowpack, however it is now suspected to be well bonded to the overlying storm snow.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.