Lawinenlagebericht

Kootenay Boundary

Jan 24 – 25, 2014Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

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

Intense solar warming on alpine slopes may not be obvious if you're trapped within the valley cloud. Be aware of terrain above you.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Loose Wet

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible - Likely
    Größe
    1–3
    Warming throughout the next few days will have a destabilizing effect on the snowpack. Loose wet avalanches will become likely, particularly on steep, sun-exposed slopes.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely
    Größe
    3–5
    Deep persistent slabs have become much harder to trigger; however, avalanches on deeply buried weaknesses would be highly destructive. Warming over the next few days may be enough to re-activate these layers.

Confidence

Fair - Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain on Saturday

Weather Forecast

The ridge of high pressure will continue to bring mainly clear skies, valley cloud and dry conditions for Saturday and Sunday morning. By late Sunday and into Monday there may be some increased upper level cloud, but no significant precipitation is expected. An inversion with above freezing alpine temperatures should persist until Sunday morning with more seasonal temperatures developing by Monday. Winds are forecast to be light and northerly.

Avalanche Summary

There have been no new reports of avalanche activity.

Snowpack Summary

A dusting of snow overlies a variety of surfaces which include hard, stubborn windslabs in exposed upper elevation terrain and well developed surface hoar at treeline and below. Sun-exposed slopes are seeing a daily melt-freeze cycle. Ongoing warm daytime temperatures have promoted settlement within the snowpack, while cool nights have allowed for significant surface faceting.Closer to the ground, below a generally strong and well settled mid pack, there are 2 layers of note: the late November surface hoar, and a crust/facet combo which formed in October. Both of these layers represent a low probability-high consequence scenario. That said, warming forecast for the next few days may be what it takes to bring these layers back to life. Other possible triggers include cornice fall or thin spot triggering on an unsupported slope in the alpine or at treeline.

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