Lawinenlagebericht

Waterton Lakes

Dec 18 – 21, 2016Parks Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Sun
Mon
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
3 · Erheblich
Unterhalb
2 · Mässig
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Kernpunkte

Change is in the winds! Wind Slabs should be obvious (when glimpsed through the blowing snow): avoidance is key. Avoidance of the outdoors might be another good strategy, with forecast winds in excess of 100 kph.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Likely
    Größe
    1–3
    The low density snow that has made for great skiing lately is being blown to many places. With Extreme winds, watch for Wind Slabs in unusual places. New snowfall on Monday will increase this problem. These may be hidden by more snowfall on Tuesday.

Weather Forecast

A return to a Westerly flow introduces a warming trend and extreme winds.Sun: Strong-Extreme Westerly winds. Cloudy. Temperature inversion. Rising temps at all elevations, with Treeline the coldest at -15.Mon: Extreme Westerly winds. 5-15cm of snowfall. -9 at Treeline.Tues: Moderate SW winds, -7 at Treeline,  Light snowfall beginning.

Snowpack Summary

In Eastern areas, Strong winds have scoured slopes, or created hard Wind Slabs over facets. Closer to the divide, 25cm of soft snow is being blown into Wind Slabs on most lee slopes. Expect this to ramp up with extreme winds creating Wind Slabs low on slopes, and in other unusual places. These, and older wind slabs, overlie a faceted midpack.

Avalanche Summary

No new Natural avalanche activity has been observed since Wednesday.

Confidence

Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Monday

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