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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 12th, 2025–Feb 13th, 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, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

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

The best riding will be on sheltered, low angle terrain

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche activity has been reported in the past few days.

Snowpack Summary

At upper elevations, the wind has varied in direction recently so expect wind slabs and wind-affected snow on all aspects. A new crust likely exists on south facing slopes. Up to 5 cm of snow may be covering a layer of surface hoar in sheltered terrain.

A widespread crust, combined with a thin layer of weak facets in some areas, can be found buried 30 to 50 cm deep. Otherwise, the mid and lower snowpack contains no other layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear skies. 15 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C, potential for inversion with colder temperatures below treeline.

Thursday

Mix of sun and clouds. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Friday

Mostly sunny. 5 to 15 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 20 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
  • Recent wind has varied in direction, so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.