South Coast Inland

Storm slabs will likely be most reactive in wind effected terrain. Use caution as you transition into wind effected snow.

No new avalanches were reported in this region on Sunday.

Moderate - Due to the number of field observations

Tuesday: Mix of sun and cloud / Light, southwesterly winds / Freezing level valley bottom.Wednesday: Mix of sun and cloud / Light, southeasterly winds/ Freezing level valley bottom.Thursday: 10-15 cm new snow / Strong, southwesterly winds / Freezing level 500m.

35-50 cm(lower amounts in the north) of recent storm snow has buried a wide variety of old snow surfaces including stiff wind slab or wind effected snow at upper elevations, sun crust on steep southerly slopes, surface hoar and surface facets in sheltered locations. The mid-January surface hoar and facet interface is now buried 50-80 cm and the mid-December facets down 90-120 cm remain a concern especially in shallower snowpack areas like the Duffey, Hurley and/ or South Chilcotins. These deeper weaknesses warrant monitoring especially through periods of more load. In southern areas (Coquihalla), the lower snowpack is reportedly well settled(stronger), than it is to the north.