Panorama Mountain Resort

British Columbia Canada

Forecast Point 5,942 ft • 50.4404, -116.2241

    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)

    Valid Wed Nov 29 5:00pm MST 21 hours ago Until Thu Nov 30 5:00pm MST

    Keep up the restraint with terrain choices while early season conditions prevail. Steep, wind-loaded gullies are the most likely place to trigger an avalanche.

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    Snowpack Discussion

    Surface conditions are an uninspiring mix of heavily wind-affected surfaces, melt-freeze crust on solar aspects, and 10-15 cm of faceting low density snow in sheltered and shaded areas. Large surface hoar has been spotted growing on most of these surfaces.

    A crust with facets or depth hoar exists at or near the ground, which has produced avalanches in the East Purcells and nearby Kananaskis Country. The snowpack is shallower than average for this time of year with depths at treeline ranging from 20 -50 cm, and tapers rapidly below.

    Expect early season conditions.