Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 14th, 2025 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Practice good travel habits by maintaining good spacing in avalanche terrain and investigating steep features for triggerable wind slab before committing to your line.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported in the region on Monday.
On Sunday, one large (size 2) wind slab and a few small ones were triggered with explosives near Kelowna.
A few small wind slabs and one large were reported on Saturday in the south of the region. Both rider-triggered and naturally occurring.
Snowpack Summary
10 cm of snow from the weekend has been redistributed by northwesterly wind into leeward slopes at treeline and above. There is a thin rain crust below 1500 m that is buried around 30 cm deep. Some spots have small surface hoar crystals with this crust, but it hasn't been a problem so far.
A crust buried in early December is 50 to 85 cm deep. In some places there are weak facets above the crust, but it currently isn't a concern.
The mid and lower snowpack are generally strong and well-settled.
The snowpack is 100-150 cm deep at treeline.
Weather Summary
Tuesday
A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Possible temperature inversion. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. 1 cm of new snow. 30 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. 1 cm of new snow. 20 to 40 km/h northwest wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
- Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
Valid until: Jan 15th, 2025 4:00PM
