Lawinenlagebericht

South Coast

Dec 25 – 26, 2018Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Thu
Fri
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
2 · Mässig
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Kernpunkte

Another coastal storm will blanket snow across the mountains on Wednesday. The snow and associated strong winds may form new slabs.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible - Likely
    Größe
    1–2
    Snowfall on Wednesday will fall with strong southerly winds. Expect to find the thickest slabs in lee terrain features.

Confidence

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain

Weather Forecast

TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, freezing level 600 m.WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 10 to 20 cm, moderate to strong southwest winds, treeline temperature -2 C, freezing level 600 m.THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, light west winds, treeline temperature -3 C, freezing level 500 m.FRIDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, strong southwest winds, treeline temperature -2 C, freezing level 500 m.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were reported on Tuesday. Avalanche activity may increase on Wednesday with the incoming storm.

Snowpack Summary

New snow on Wednesday will fall on about 50 cm of recent snow, which sits on a thick melt-freeze crust. Reports indicate that the snow is bonding well to the crust. Strong winds on Wednesday may redistribute snow, producing wind slabs in lee terrain features. Snow depths increase substantially with higher elevations. Expect to find about 200 cm at treeline elevations.

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