Lawinenlagebericht

Kananaskis

Feb 7 – 8, 2013Alberta Parks
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Lawinengefahr

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

Great "dust on crust" skiing today. Convective flurries will add a couple more cm's over the next while. Watch for winds as the new snow will be easily blown around. Sheltered areas will offer the best skiing. Watch for sluffing in gully features. MM

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–4
    A variety of windslabs are out there now. The deepest being the hard slab from Jan wind event, down 40cm. Above that are the more concerning soft slabs, now buried with new snow. A thin, storm snow windslab may develop overnight in the ALP.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Some convective activity will give a few cm's of low density snow. Temps will continue to be above seasonal and winds will remain light.

Avalanche Summary

No new obs,

Snowpack Summary

up to 12cm of low density snow on top of windslabs of varying thickness and hardness. The hardslab sitting on top of the 130106 layer is obvious and widespread at TL & ALP, down 40. RB4 (WB) down 35, E asp, 2300m, 35degree inc. BTL the snowpack is generally supportive. The 130106 SH layer was alive in very specific areas. Cracking and whoomphing observed in open terrain.

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