Avalanche forecast

South Coast

Jan 20, 2017Avalanche Canada
View on map
Archived · expired 10 years ago

Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
Open full map

Highlights

Be alert to conditions that change with elevation. Lots of rain at lower elevations might mean lots of snow up high.

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–3
    If you do encounter areas with >20 cm new snow, rein in your terrain use as storm slabs may also trigger deeper, weaker layers.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

FRIDAY: Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries possible, moderate southeasterly wind and freezing level around 1200m.SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy with flurries in the afternoon bringing 5-10 cm, moderate southeasterly wind and freezing level around 1200m.SUNDAY: Mainly cloudy with flurries bringing another 5-10 cm, strong southeasterly wind and freezing level around 1200m.

Avalanche Summary

Recent reports have been limited by the inclement weather, but include evidence of natural wet loose avalanche activity up to Size 1.5.

Snowpack Summary

As of Thursday afternoon around 15cm of fresh snow above 1000 m was likely bonding well to the previous rain-soaked snow surface. At alpine elevations fresh wind slabs could be touchy. The mid and lower snowpack are well settled and stable.

Regions covered