Rossland
Danger d’avalanche
Points saillants
Small avalanches may be seen in isolated areas or extreme terrain.
Avalanche danger may increase on steep sun-exposed slopes.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
- Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
Confidence
High
- We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast
Avalanche Summary
With warm temperatures on Tuesday, the region saw widespread natural wet loose avalanches up to size 1.
Snowpack Summary
A 2 cm melt-freeze crust caps the recent 20 cm of storm snow. Moist snow can be found below the surface crust.
The mid to lower snowpack contains a few crust/facet layers, including one buried in mid December, now 50 to 80 cm deep.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 60 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.
Friday
Sunny. 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Saturday
Sunny. 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 3200 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.