South Coast

Any surface crust that forms overnight will break down quickly. Start and finish your day early.

Wet loose avalanches are possible on steep slopes when the snow surface is wet.

Moderate

• We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.
• We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

Observations are limited but likely wet loose avalanches up to size 2 occurred in steep or extreme terrain throughout the region on Sunday and Monday.

A thin crust may form early in the morning but it will break down quickly on sun exposed slopes and at lower elevations. The snow below is likely wet.

A thick crust can be found down 5 to 25 cm at treeline and above. The snowpack below this crust is well settled and strong.

At low elevations the snowpack is disappearing quickly. Where snow remains it is isothermal.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 3 mm of rain at treeline. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2600 m.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 3 mm of rain at treeline. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2300 m.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. 1 mm of rain at treeline. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Friday
Sunny. 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
• Keep in mind that the high density of wet avalanches can make them destructive.