Lawinenlagebericht

Waterton Lakes

Mar 10 – 13, 2013Parks Canada
Auf der Karte ansehen
Archiviert · abgelaufen 14 years ago

Lawinengefahr

Mon
Tue
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
Vollständige Karte öffnen

Kernpunkte

Spring conditions today with good skiing on N aspects! Caution for loose wet slides on solar aspects and increased cornice failures with daytime warming!  Hazard will increase with warming temperatures and decrease as things cool off.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely - Possible
    Größe
    1–2
    With increasing W winds over the next few days we can expect more wind slabs near ridge crests and in open areas above tree line. Use caution when entering wind affected areas and evaluate the snowpack carefully before committing to steep terrain.

  • Cornices

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–3
    With the recent snow, increasing winds and mild temperatures cornice failures are a greater concern right now.  Avoid exposure to cornice threatened slopes especially with warm daytime temperatures.

  • Loose Wet

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Likely
    Größe
    1–2
    Expect loose wet avalanches to occur with daytime heating.  Caution on or below any steep solar aspects as temperatures warm up during the day. 

Weather Forecast

A sunny day is forecast for Sunday with thin cloud later in the day, moderate W winds, mild temperatures and freezing levels up to 1800m. For Monday and Tuesday things are uncertain.  If the system stays on track we may see up to 25mm of precipitation, but if it gets pushed S things will be cloudy, fairly dry, moderate W winds and mild temperatures

Snowpack Summary

Surface hoar forming overnight.  Moist snow on all solar aspects with freezing levels up to 1900m. Light wind transport at ridge crests in the alpine.  The recent storm snow appears to be bonding well to the March 3 rain crust and other surfaces.  This March 3 crust is present up to 2000m and is buried 10 to 45cm depending on aspect and elevation.

Avalanche Summary

A size 3 natural cornice triggered avalanche occurred near Wall Lake in the last 24hrs out of steep rocky North facing terrain and stepped down to some deeper layers in the snowpack.  Today numerous loose wet avalanches on steep solar aspects up to size 2 were observed at all elevations. 

Confidence

Track of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Monday

Abgedeckte Regionen