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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 4th, 2024–Apr 5th, 2024

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

Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Coquihalla, Harrison-Fraser, Manning, Skagit.

Strong solar radiation will likely impact the surface snow.

Watch for unstable snow on steep terrain features, especially when the snow is moist or wet.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

If you go into the backcountry, please consider submitting to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

At upper elevations, 10 to 15 cm of new snow has accumulated over moist snow or a crust on all aspects, except north-facing alpine slopes where dry remained. Small pockets of wind slabs have likely formed in all alpine terrain with recent wind from different directions. At lower elevations, a moist snowpack or a surface crust is found.

The mid and lower snowpack are generally well-bonded. The height of snow is about 200 cm at treeline.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy with isolated flurries. 30 to 40 km/h northeast ridge top wind. Treeline temperature -6°C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Friday

Mix of sun and clouds. 15 to 25 km/h northeast ridge top wind. Treeline temperature rising to +3 °C. Freezing level rising to 1800 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with isolated flurries. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridge top wind. Treeline temperature rising to 0 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with 3 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridge top wind. Treeline temperature rising to +2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • The more the snow feels like a slurpy, the more likely loose wet avalanches will become.
  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.

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.