Bulletin d’avalanche Northwest Inland

Points saillants

Carefully verify conditions .

Avalanche hazard is expected to increase throughout the day. Choose low consequence terrain and be prepared to dial back your objective.

Problèmes avalancheux

Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Likely
Taille
1–2
Storm snow and strong wind are forming reactive slabs. Expect the largest and most reactive slabs in wind affected terrain.

Confidence

Moderate

Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.
Uncertainty is due to how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.

Avalanche Summary

Numerous size 1.5 to 2 avalanches were reported on Wednesday but details are limited. In general, observations are limited in this region.

If you're headed into the backcountry please consider filling out a Mountain Information Network report.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 40 to 70 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Saturday
Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 40 to 70 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Sunday
Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow at treeline, rain below. 50 to 70 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

Monday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow at treeline, rain below. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

Don't let storm day fever lure you into consequential terrain.
Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.
Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.

Northwest Inland

Danger d’avalanche