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
Extreme (5)
Travel in avalanche terrain in the alpine and treeline should be avoided during the storm.
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To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Avalanche Canada Zone forecast provided by Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Discussion
Over 150 mm has fallen as snow in many high elevation alpine areas, or as rain at treeline and below, since last Saturday.
Another 50 to 90 cm of snow is expected, with heavy rain again at lower elevations. The freezing level may fluctuate between 1000 m to 1500 m throughout the storm. The heaviest precipitation amounts will be between Powell River and the North Shore with the lesser amounts to the east toward Hope.
In the alpine, extreme winds are expected to form deeper storm slabs on lee northeast through northwest-facing slopes.
Expect a rain-saturated snowpack or lack of snow at lower elevations
Avalanche Activity
No new avalanches have been reported, but observations have been very limited in this region.
We expect that widespread, large, natural and human-triggered avalanches will be very likely throughout the storm.
Travel in avalanche terrain during periods of rapid loading from new snow and wind are strongly not recommended.