Lawinenlagebericht

Northwest Inland

Feb 25 – 26, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Sun
Mon
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Weak sugary snow in the bottom third of the snowpack continue to be a concern for triggering large avalanches

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–2
    Changing wind directions may develop new wind slabs on south through west aspects. Old wind slabs may continue to linger on north through east aspects.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely
    Größe
    2–4
    A weakness at the bottom of the snowpack is lingering and may be triggered in shallow snowpack areas or by the weight of smaller avalanches.

Confidence

High - The weather pattern is stable

Weather Forecast

SUNDAY: A mix of sun and cloud / Alpine temperature -12 C / Light to moderate north windMONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud / Light to moderate northwest wind / Alpine temperature -12TUESDAY: Isolated flurries / Moderate to strong southwest wind / Alpine temperature -6More details can be found on the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported in the south of the region. There was a report of a size 2.5 natural avalanche in the northern part of the region. This may have happened in the last 3 days and possibly failed on a persistent weak layer buried early february on a NW aspect in the alpine.

Snowpack Summary

10-15 cm of storm snow accumulating last week has been transported by the wind, and now sits on a variety of old surface conditions including isolated wind slabs, pockets of soft snow (5-10 cm deep), sun crusts, and surface hoar. A supportive rain crust exists below 1000 m. A layer of surface hoar that was buried on February 10th may exist 30-60 cm below the surface, but there's a fair bit of uncertainty regarding the reactivity and distribution of this layer. A stiff mid pack sits above weak sugary snow near the ground. Although possibly dormant, this basal weakness has the potential to produce very large destructive avalanches.

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