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
Considerable (3)
Carefully assess terrain and avoid areas below ridgelines with deep pillows of freshly loaded snow.
Stick to lower-angle terrain and reduce exposure to overhead hazardthroughout 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
Storm snow amounts have average around 30 cm and in the most western reaches of the region exceed 50 cm. This new snow has accumulated on various surfaces, including surface hoar in wind-sheltered terrain at treeline and below, thin melt-freeze crust on south-facing alpine slopes, and old storm snow at higher elevations. Above 1200 m, a crust of concern is now estimated to be down 35 to 65 cm. The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled with no layers of concern.
Avalanche Activity
At the time of publishing this forecast, no new avalanches have been observed or reported.
A natural avalanche cycle is expected to have occurred during Saturdays storm.
If you are going out in the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN).