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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 18th, 2025–Apr 19th, 2025

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.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

It's a good time to explore more complex terrain.

Remain cautious when travelling on or under corniced ridges.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported.

Recent observations are currently very limited in this region. Thank you for sharing observations to the Mountain Information Network if you head into the backcountry.

Snowpack Summary

A typical spring diurnal scenario is underway.

The snowpack is generally well-settled and strong. High freezing levels and sun have made the upper snowpack moist or wet, while cooling at night may have formed a brief crust at upper elevations. Lower elevations are melting out rapidly.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level 3200 m, falling to 2100 m.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level around 1500 m.

Sunday

A mix of sun and cloud. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 1400 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 1400 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • This is a good time for exploring terrain.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Avalanche danger will increase as the surface crust breaks down.
  • Travel early on sun-exposed slopes before cornices weaken with daytime warming.

Problems

Cornices

Cornice Fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms as the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain feature, such as a ridge, and deposits snow on the downwind (leeward) side. Cornices range in size from small wind drifts of soft snow to large overhangs of hard snow that are 30 feet (10 meters) or taller. They can break off the terrain suddenly and pull back onto the ridge top and catch people by surprise even on the flat ground above the slope. Even small cornices can have enough mass to be destructive and deadly. Cornice Fall can entrain loose surface snow or trigger slab avalanches.