South Coast Inland

Avalanche danger remains high above the rain line. It is still possible to trigger wet loose avalanches at treeline elevations.

• Be alert to conditions that change with aspect and elevation.
• Avoid lee and cross-loaded slopes in the alpine.
• Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.

Moderate

• We are uncertain about how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.
• We are uncertain about alpine conditions due to limited field observations.

Several natural and human-controlled slab and wet loose avalanches were reported since Monday, up to size 1.5.

If you're going into the backcountry, please share your observations and post a MIN.

High elevation snowfall combined with strong south to southwest winds is actively loading lee terrain. A rain line between 1900 to 2100 m has likely saturated recent storm snow at mid and lower elevations.

The early March crust is now buried 80 to 120 cm deep, though it remains highly variable and may be as shallow as 20 cm in some areas.

Below this, the lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy. 15 to 25 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Thursday

Cloudy. 4 to 15 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. 5 to 35 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. 2 to 4 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.