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)
A dangerous weak layer is deep in the snowpack.
While it is improving, investigate if it's a problem in your area before committing to large terrain features.
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
Expect to find 20 to 50 cm of settling snow in sheltered areas and wind slabs on lee slopes. On sun-affected slopes, soft snow covers a melt-freeze crust.
A concerning layer of facets, crusts, and/or surface hoar is buried 60 to 110 cm. It will most likely be a problem on north through east aspects between 1700 and 2300 m.
Treeline snow depths range from 100 to 180 cm.
Avalanche Activity
Large persistent slab avalanches continue to occur sporadically on the weak layer buried in early December. This problem is starting to improve but deserves patience and continued vigilance.