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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 18th, 2025–Feb 19th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
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

South Coast Inland, Birkenhead, Duffey, South Chilcotin, Stein, Taseko.

Rider-triggered sluffing is likely in steep, sheltered terrain.

New snow and wind may form reactive wind slabs at higher elevations.

Confidence

High

Snowpack Summary

As much as 10 cm of new snow has accumulated in areas, with variable wind, potentially forming new wind slabs in exposed terrain. This new snow may overlie soft, faceted snow or surface hoar in sheltered terrain. A sun crust likely exists at or just below the surface on south-facing slopes.

20 to 50 cm overlies a variety of layers from late January. In most areas, it is a hard slippery crust, however, on shady, upper-elevation slopes, it may be weak faceted grains or surface hoar.

The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Thursday

Cloudy with up to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Friday

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • Wind slabs are isolated, but may remain reactive.
  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.