Bulletin d’avalanche

South Coast Inland

Mar 8 – 9, 2019Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Continue to apply your typical safe-travel strategies. Use caution on southerly aspects as the sun warms the upper snowpack over the day. Also keep your eyes open in steep features, where small slabs or loose snow may be found.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–1.5
    Small pockets of wind slab may exist in exposed terrain and loose snow may slide in steep features. Best to avoid south aspects during daytime warming, and watch your overhead exposure.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -10 C.SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -9 C, freezing level 1000 m.SUNDAY: Clear skies, light west wind, alpine temperature -8 C, freezing level 1400 m.MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated snowfall, accumulation 1 to 3 cm, light to moderate southwest wind, alpine temperature -5 C, freezing level 1400 m.

Avalanche Summary

A few small (size 1) loose and slab avalanches were triggered naturally and by skiers on Thursday within the recent storm snow.

Snowpack Summary

Around 10 to 15 cm of recent snow sits on a variety of surfaces, including wind-affected snow in exposed terrain at higher elevations, soft and faceted snow in shaded and sheltered areas, and a melt-freeze crust on southerly slopes.The middle and lower snowpack is generally well-settled.

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