Corner Brook
Avalanche Forecast
Published: Apr 28th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 22nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Cornices, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 15th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Cornices.
Published: Mar 14th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 7th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Loose Wet, Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 28th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 22nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 21st, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Cornices.
Published: Feb 15th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Cornices.
Published: Feb 14th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 8th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs.
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Published: Oct 1st, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Jul 18th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Apr 9th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Apr 9th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Cornices, Loose Wet.
Published: Apr 6th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Cornices.
Published: Apr 5th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Cornices, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 30th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Cornices, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 30th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Cornices, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 29th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 23rd, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 22nd, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 16th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Mar 15th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 9th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Mar 8th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 2nd, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 1st, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Published: Feb 24th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Loose Wet, Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 23rd, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 17th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 16th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 16th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 10th, 2024Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Feb 9th, 2024Blomidon
<p>A tour around the NE flanks of Blowmidon. At 300m, a 3 cm crust was supportive for travel, and not particularly nice for skiing. Hovering around zero when we left at around 1 o’clock, things just starting to soften up a little. A thin snow pack at lower elevations, but higher alpine features looked quite full, with a lot of mature cornices this year. Moderate NE winds with no snow on the move.
Everything felt pretty locked in with this new melt freeze crust, But we did find small pockets of reactive wind slab, on loaded E facing features. No propagation noted in extended column test. No new avalanches observed. </p>
NL Field Team,
Thursday 9th March, 2023 1:30PM
Marble Mountain
<p>A quick check into above tree line, via a bump from the Lightning Express. Thanks Marble! A tour around the Doppler gets good indication to where the winds been blowing, and where the snow is
deposited. We found loading on East-South facing slopes, with wind slab formation from the steady winds of late. Not a lot of snow on top of a bulletproof crust, down anywhere from 20-50 CM on these E-S facing slopes around the Doppler weather station. Our test produced no significant results, but we did note a thin week layer on top of the crust.
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NL Field Team,
Friday 3rd March, 2023 5:10PM
Roadside Glades
<p>Not much to report. Supportive crust with up to 10cm powder in protected features. Good fast conditions for the mellow terrain. </p>
Andrew Stokes,
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 4:40PM
Lewis Hills
<p>A rain crust throughout the high country of the Lewis Hills, made for tricky travel, and less than desirable conditions. There was a recent avalanche cycle, most likely from the snow, followed by the rains of Monday night. Size 1 to 3 observed, N-E facing slopes. </p>
NL Field Team,
Wednesday 22nd February, 2023 2:50PM
Mainline, BMDs
<p>Arguably too icy for enjoyable skiing. Crampons required for bootpacking. Upper 20cm refrozen since the rain. Lower snowpack still has some moisture. Thin, isolated, and reactive windslab in immediate lee features. Snowpack seemed to be locked down real tight otherwise. The current icy surface will likely provide an excellent sliding surface for any new snow. </p>
Andrew Stokes,
Wednesday 22nd February, 2023 11:50AM
Pines North BMD
<p>Late afternoon snowshoe. Snowing 1cm per hr. 5cm of fresh with a light breakable crust underfoot.
ICT Resulted failure 2nd from elbow 20 cm down on another 5cm light crust. Snow pack had a fair bit of moisture from recent warm up in past 48hrs. Snow pack was fairly well bonded
Good riding down.</p>
kevvincent,
Saturday 18th February, 2023 5:10AM
Blomidon Mountains
<p>Light rain and strong winds by noon. Moist surface snow kept wind transport down, all set up for a widespread rain crust once it gets cold. No new avalanches observed, and our test in the foothills produced no notable results. In one of our pits, NE facing, 250m, we did find a 2cm thick weak layer, sitting on top of the older November melt/freeze crust, 70cm down. </p>
NL Field Team,
Thursday 16th February, 2023 1:50PM
Market Run
<p>Blower pow, no wind.
Great ski conditions in Market Run today. Both bowl and gully are well filled in. Lower valley has plenty of snow for access.
First tour of the season for us and considering the avalanche forecast being at “considerable” we decided to head for Market Run and at least ski the gully if stability didn’t allow for the upper bowl.
We dug a pit on a small slope with a similar aspect to the line in the upper bowl (east aspect), although considerably lower in elevation (150m). Compression test failed at tap 24 (4th tap from shoulder) with a resistant planer collapse. Failure layer was at a difference in snow density about 40cm down. Extended Column test collapsed at tap 21 (first tap from shoulder) but would not propagate with further taps.
We continued testing, looking at the facet layer deeper down and had compression test failure at tap 27 (7th from shoulder) with a resistant planer collapse, and no result on the extended column test.
Based on these results we decided to continue up to ski the upper bowl, assuming no major changes in snow cover.
Once up, we made a plan to stick to the skiers left side, increasing the chance of a traversing “escape” to the left if anything popped. This slope is planer and well supported so the risk seemed well within tolerances.
Skied the bowl one at a time and regrouped in a safe area, then continued down the rest of the gully.
Fantastic conditions!!</p>
Andrew Stokes,
Tuesday 7th February, 2023 1:30PM
Marble AS1 Refresher
<p>Dug a pit, crust layer under the storm/wind slab gave variable results. Great to go over everything with the group and do some ECT’s</p>
dru720,
Sunday 5th February, 2023 12:10PM
Blowmidons.
<p>A quick look at the Blowmidon Mountains. Out of there just after lunch, due to poor visibility and increasing winds.
Travel through the open foothills was pretty poor, very little snow, and lots of rock. Lots of snow on the approach through the woods, 30-50 cm of low density throughout.
Under the newer snow, in loaded lee features,, we found an extremely hard crust. Our tests produced results directly on this crust, with propagation in our Extended Column Tests.
Didn’t get a good gauge on the Alpine, but there was definitely snow available for transport, and on the move, when we were on our way out.
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NL Field Team,
Thursday 2nd February, 2023 1:30PM