Bulletin d’avalanche

Northwest Coastal

Apr 16 – 17, 2018Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

The weather is due to change with snowfall forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. Avalanche danger will gradually increase as the snow starts to accumulate Thursday.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    Sunshine may cause recently formed wind slabs to become more reactive to human triggers.

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    When the sun comes out it will quickly weaken the new snow and cause loose wet avalanching on steep solar slopes.

Confidence

Low - Due to the number of field observations

Weather Forecast

TUESDAY:  Mix of sun and cloud. Light southwest wind. Alpine temperature -2. Freezing level 1100 m. WEDNESDAY: Flurries, accumulation 5-10cm. Light to moderate south wind. Alpine temperature -2. Freezing level 1100 m. THURSDAY: Periods of snow, accumulation 10-20cm. Moderate south wind. Alpine temperature -1. Freezing level 1200 m.

Avalanche Summary

Reports from this weekend indicate loose wet activity on steep slopes facing the sun at tree line and in the alpine. These avalanches were reported as size 1-2 and were isolated to the recent surface snow only. Several naturally triggered wind slabs up to size 2 on steep alpine features were reported near Bear Pass on Saturday.

Snowpack Summary

10-20 cm of recent storm snow and strong variable winds have formed wind slabs on a variety of aspects at treeline and above.In the south of the region, two layers of surface hoar are buried early-March and mid-March are approximately 70-100 cm deep. The layers are most prominent on north to east aspects and were buried In the north of the region, these layers are around 40 cm deep.Bellow these March layers the mid-pack is generally well-settled and strong. However, in the portions of the region with a shallower snowpack, such as the far north, have weak sugary facets near the bottom of the snowpack.

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