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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 7th, 2024–Apr 8th, 2024

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

Cariboos, Blue River, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina, Kakwa, Renshaw, Robson.

A bit of new snow and wind will promote wind slab development in high elevation terrain through the day Monday.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

There have been no reports of avalanche activity in the past 2 days.

Snowpack Summary

Expect to find 3-5 cm of new snow sitting on the snow surface.

Recent new snow from last week has settled and bonded with warm temperatures. In high alpine northerly aspects where the snow has remained dry, it was redistributed by primarily southwest wind.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Mainly cloudy with 3-5 cm of snow at upper elevations. Ridge wind southwest 20 to 40 km/h. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Monday

Cloudy with 3-5 cm snow at higher elevations. Ridge wind southwest 30 to 50 km/h . Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow at upper elevations. Ridge wind northwest 15 to 30 km/h. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Wednesday

Mainly sunny. Ridge wind west 10 to 20 km/h. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.