Bulletin d’avalanche

Vancouver Island

Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Tue
Wed
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Avoid travelling on or below steep slopes when the snow surface feels wet or slushy.

We are not quite in a spring diurnal pattern, freezing levels are expected to stay elevated overnight.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–1.5

    Wet loose avalanches are likely in steep or extreme terrain when the snow surface is wet or slushy.

Confidence

High

  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

A few small natural and skier triggered wet loose avalanches were observed Saturday afternoon. These avalanches occurred at treeline and ran on the thick crust described in the snowpack summary.

Snowpack Summary

A thin crust may exist early in the morning but it will break down quickly. The snow below is likely wet.

A thick crust can be found down 5 to 30 cm at treeline and above. The snowpack below this crust is well settled and strong.

At low elevations the snowpack is disappearing quickly. Where snow remains it is isothermal.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night
Mostly clear skies. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 11 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.

Monday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 12 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 mm of rain at treeline. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 10 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 5 mm of rain at treeline. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
  • Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.

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