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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 25th, 2025–Feb 26th, 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

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

Conditions may evolve quickly at this time of year.

Be wary of loose wet avalanches on steep features, especially if solar radiation is strong.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche was reported, but visibility restricted field observations. Large wet avalanches (up to size 2.5) were naturally triggered during the past storm cycle over the weekend and evidences are still visible around Mt Washington.

Snowpack Summary

30 cm of moist snow is overlying 20 cm of rain-soaked snowpack burying a strong melt-freeze crust. In the alpine, up to 50 cm of moist snow may be found. A sandwich of surface hoar and faceted snow from late January crust is now down 60 to 100 cm. At lower elevations, rain has soaked the snowpack. The lower snowpack is well-settled.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with isolated flurries. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2°C. Freezing level around 1000 m.

Wednesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 50 to 70 km/h south west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5°C. Freezing level reaching 2500 m.

Thursday

5 to 10 cm of wet snow or rain. 40 to 50 km/h southwesterly ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3°C. Freezing level around 2000 m.

Friday

Cloudy with isolated flurries. 25 to 45 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5°C. Freezing level reaching 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
  • Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.

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.