Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible - Likely
- Größe
- 1–2
Thin wind slabs may be found on several aspects as the wind direction changes and becomes more northerly.
Lawinenlagebericht
Auf der Karte ansehenSouth Columbia
Jan 7 – 8, 2016Avalanche Canada
Archiviert · abgelaufen 11 years ago
Lawinengefahr
Sat
Sun
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
Kernpunkte
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Lawinenprobleme
Cornices
NNEESESSWWNW- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Likely - Very Likely
- Größe
- 1–2
Fresh cornice growth may be fragile and fall off naturally or be easily triggered.
Confidence
High
Weather Forecast
A ridge of high pressure is building over most of the province. Colder modified arctic air is expected to descend from the north. Alpine lows should be around -15 and highs around -10 combined with light northerly winds. Expect broken skies with periods of light flurries on Friday. Very little precipitation should be left by Saturday and Sunday.
Avalanche Summary
Natural cornice avalanches and natural and skier controlled wind slab avalanches up to size 1.0 have been reported. Most of these have been on northerly aspects in the lee of local winds. Winds have been generally easterly, but some areas have had locally more southerly winds due to terrain.
Snowpack Summary
10-25 cm of new snow is now sitting on the mix of surface hoar, near surface facets, and sun crust that was left behind after the recent clear and warm weather. Easterly winds have transported the new snow and some of the loose snow available into wind slabs at higher elevations. The new snow is reported to be loose and unconsolidated except where the wind slabs exist. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong.