Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Rating
Moderate (2)
Be prepared to dial back your objective as the danger increases.
New storm and wind slabs will likely build throughout the day.
More Detail
To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Avalanche Canada Zone forecast provided by Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Discussion
By the end of the day on December 14th up to 20 cm of new snow may have fallen. This will be accompanied by moderate to strong southwest wind forming larger deposits on north and east aspects. In sheltered terrain this new snow will overlie surface hoar.
A layer of surface hoar and/or crust can be found down 20 to 40 cm. The extent of this crust is uncertain in the Selkirks. Where this crust is thin or not present a layer of surface hoar may be found.
The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled, dense, and generally strong. Treeline snow depths range from 100 to 150 cm.
Avalanche Activity
No significant slab avalanches were reported over the past 4 days. Natural and skier triggered dry loose avalanches up to size 1 continue to be reported from steep terrain where the surface snow hasn’t formed slab properties or bonded to the underlying crust.
2 natural cornice falls were reported on Thursday. Neither of these cornices triggered a slab on the slope below.