Snowwater Heli Skiing

British Columbia Canada

Forecast Point 5,912 ft • 49.3904, -117.3687

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

Low (1)

Valid Wed Jan 15 4:00pm PST 1 hour ago Until Thu Jan 16 4:00pm PST

Conditions are generally safe, make observations and continually assess as you travel.

More Detail

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Snowpack Discussion

A sun crust can be found on steep south-facing and wind-affected snow everywhere else. This sits on variable interfaces, including surface hoar in sheltered areas and sun crusts on solar aspects. These interfaces may be deeper on wind-loaded slopes.

A previous weak layer from early December (surface hoar or facet/crust combo) is found 50 to 120 cm deep, but snowpack tests and lack of recent activity suggest it's no longer a concern.

The lower snowpack is generally strong and bonded.

Avalanche Activity

A few size 1 solar-triggered avalanches out of steep south-facing terrain were reported on Wednesday.