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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 29th, 2025–Jan 30th, 2025

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

Regions

Yukon, Tutshi, Wheaton, White Pass East, White Pass West.

Uncertainty about a buried weak layer warrants conservative terrain choices.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported Wednesday or Tuesday (at time of publishing). On Monday, a few size 1 to 2 natural avalanches occurred on northeast alpine slopes.

There have been no recent reports of persistent slab avalanches, but uncertainty remains. Snowpack test results and whumpfing suggest it may still be triggerable in some areas.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 20 cm of new snow fell on Monday and Tuesday. Expect lesser amounts of new snow the further east you go. It came with strong southwest wind which built slabs on lee slopes and scoured exposed areas back to old, hard layers.

A weak layer of facets and a crust from early December is buried 50 to 100 cm deep. This layer exists on all aspects up to around 1700 m.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with 0 to 1 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.

Friday

Mix of sun and cloud. 30 to 50 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -22 °C.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. 40 to 60 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -24 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Use conservative route selection. Choose simple, low angle terrain with no overhead hazard.
  • Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.

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.