Bollettino valanghe

Northwest Coastal

Jan 2 – 3, 2026Avalanche Canada
Vedi sulla mappa
Archiviato · scaduto 9 months ago

Pericolo valanghe

Sun
Mon
Alta quota
2 · Moderato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

Watch for signs of wind loading as you move into more open trees.

Avoid leeward features, where you're still likely to trigger a slab.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2

    Wind slabs may be triggerable in lee areas. Approach ridgelines and loaded features with caution.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

Avalanche Summary

A large avalanche cycle occurred on Tuesday, ending on Wednesday. Numerous large (size 2-3) storm slab avalanches were reported.

No new avalanches have been reported on Thursday.

Snowpack Summary

70-100 cm of snow fell during the recent storm early in the week. Most areas received snow above 1100 m. This new snow fell on a previously wind-affected and faceted surface from the outflow event at the end of December.

Treeline snow depths throughout the region range from 250 cm to 350 cm.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Friday
Mostly sunny. Calm winds. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 10 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.


More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.

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