Bulletin d’avalanche

South Coast

Feb 15 – 16, 2024Avalanche 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

Watch for wind slabs on steep alpine slopes.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–2

    Northerly outflow winds may have redistributed snow into pockets of reactive wind slabs.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported in this region.

If you do go into the backcountry, please consider submitting a MIN report.

Snowpack Summary

Recent snow continues to settle and strengthen atop a thick crust at higher elevations.

Conditions remain rugged at lower elevations with a shallow and largely isothermal snowpack.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Clear skies. 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Thursday

Sunny with some afternoon clouds. 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday

Sunny. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow. 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C with freezing level climbing to 1500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.

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