Lawinenlagebericht

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Dec 8 – 9, 2023Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

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

This week's storm brought limited snow to this region. However, many areas were stripped from the storm's strong winds and lee or cross-loaded features will have new windslabs sitting on a weak base.

The threat of early season hazards is real and just below the surface.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

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

    New snow and winds have built wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded features.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Wednesday's patrol noted no significant avalanche observations as the storm brought far less snow to the region compared to the Parkway.

Snowpack Summary

5-10cm of new snow redistributed by strong winds has stripped many areas and formed windslabs where deposited. This overlies a weak surface hoar and facet layer or a melt-freeze crust on south and west aspects. The snowpack is 30-40cm in depth with a weak facetted base.

A rain crust exists below 1800m.

Weather Summary

The Mountain Weather Forecast is available from Avalanche Canada https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast

Friday

A mix of sun and cloud with ridgetop southwest winds 20 km/h.

Alpine temperature: High -11 °C and freezing level at valley bottom.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud again on saturday with ridgetop southwest winds bumping up to 35 km/h.

Alpine temperature: Low -13 °C, High -9 °C.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.

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