Lawinenlagebericht

Waterton Lakes

Dec 15 – 16, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Tue
Wed
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
1 · Gering
Unterhalb
1 · Gering

Kernpunkte

Lower elevations are thin with lots of early season hazards. Decent skiing exists in more sheltered treeline areas.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely - Possible
    Größe
    1–2

    This problem encompasses older hard wind slabs from previous wind event and likely thin new wind slabs from the small amount of snow we have seen this weekend.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 8 cm of new snow in the past 12 hours in the western areas of the park. This came in with moderate to strong southwest winds, likely forming thin new wind slabs in the alpine and treeline. This overlies variable surfaces including crust on solar aspects and old wind affected snow. Settling unconsolidated snow in sheltered areas at treeline. Snowpack depths at treeline range from 80 - 120 cm.

Weather Summary

Sun

A mix of sun and cloud, alpine high of -5°C. Strong SW winds at ridgetop.

Mon

Cloudy with isolated flurries and light SW winds. Alpine high of -8°C

Tues

Clearing trend. Ridgetop winds moderate westerly and alpine high of -7°C

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Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new natural avalanches have been observed in the park, however observations have been limited.

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