Lawinenlagebericht

Waterton Lakes

Feb 20 – 23, 2016Parks Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Sat
Sun
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
3 · Erheblich
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

It feels like late spring in the valley and mid winter in the alpine.  Don't let the conditions at the parking lot lull you in to being complacent.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Likely
    Größe
    1–2
    Another layer of fresh windslab will be created by Friday nights storm.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely
    Größe
    1–3
    While mostly stubborn to trigger, buried layers of old windslab over a couple of buried crusts have the potential for wide propagation.  Use a probe or a pole to test for the presence of these buried layers.

Weather Forecast

Temperatures remain relatively cool, with 10-15cm of snow forecast for Friday night into Saturday morning accompanied by moderate SW wind.  Skies clear by Saturday evening as the winds shift to being more westerly.  Cloudy skies return for Sunday afternoon as the trailing end of a weak front brings flurries and ongoing westerly wind into Monday.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 50mm in the past week, accompanied by warm temperatures and strong SW winds.  This has left in it's wake a well settled snowpack below treeline; a couple of buried crusts, down as deep as 30cm and 50cm (widespread below 2200m and extending into the alpine on solar aspects), and several layers of stiff windslab in the alpine and at treeline.

Avalanche Summary

A few natural size 1-1.5 avalanches occurred Thursday night into Friday morning out of N-E facing terrain at treeline, these are suspected to have been windslabs.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain

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