Bulletin d’avalanche

South Coast Inland

Jan 9 – 10, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sat
Sun
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Compare what you're seeing in the field to what the forecast says.

If it doesn't match up, change your plan and choose a more conservative zone.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely
    Taille
    1–1.5

    Small wind slabs may be possible to trigger in extreme terrain.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported on Wednesday.

A few small, wet loose avalanches were reported on Monday. As well as some large cornices failing naturally.

Snowpack Summary

The upper snowpack consists of:

  • Thin sun-crusts on steep slopes facing the sun.

  • Large surface hoar growing in sheltered spots

  • Sugary facets near the surface from large day-night temperature swings.

A second crust is buried 60 to 100 cm deep and may have a layer of surface hoar sitting above it. Recent tests show this layer as unreactive.

The remainder of the mid and lower snowpack is well-settled.

Snow depths at treeline are roughly 100 to 150 cm.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Clear. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Thursday

A mix of sun and cloud. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level 2700 m.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °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.
  • Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
  • Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.

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