South Coast Inland

Fresh storm slabs may bond poorly to a melt-freeze crust on Sunday. If you see more than 30cm new snow on a firm crust, consider the danger to be HIGH.

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Sunday

Significant storm snow totals are forecast for the south of the region (Coquihalla area), with lesser amounts in the north. SUNDAY: Snow. Accumulation 5-20 cm (highest amounts for Coquihalla area). Ridge winds moderate from the southwest. Temperature -2. Freezing level 700 m.MONDAY: Flurries. Accumulation 5-10 cm (highest amounts for Coquihalla area). Ridge winds moderate from the west. Temperature -4. Freezing level 700 m.TUESDAY: Snow. Accumulation 10-20 cm. Ridge winds moderate from the north. Temperature -4. Freezing level 700 m.

Small natural dry loose avalanches to Size 1 were reported in the north of the region (Duffey Lake zone) on Saturday.

About 10cm of new snow covers a crust that formed on almost all aspects: the exception being shaded north aspects at upper elevations, where the old snow surface consisted of dry, sugary snow.Lower down, the snowpack is well settled and overlies the late November rain crust, now 20-50 cm deep. Snowpack tests in the Duffey Lake area produced hard, sudden test results associated with this layer. Treeline snow depths are approximately 1 m throughout the region.