Cooler temperatures will help to stabilize treeline and below treeline conditions on Thursday.
Lawinenprobleme
Cornices
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Unlikely - Possible
Größe
1–3
Cornices are big. Minimize your exposure time beneath them and staying well back from wind exposed ridge crests.
Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Very Likely
Größe
1–3
10 cm of storm snow accompanied by strong SW winds have built stiff slab conditions on the smooth sliding surface formed by previous temperature crusts on lee treeline and alpine slopes.
Weather Forecast
Light flurries will continue on Thursday with little in the way of accumulation expected. Moderate to strong SW winds will continue slab development below ridgelines. Temperatures will be cooler. More snow, possibly heavy at times, may fall on Friday.
Snowpack Summary
Despite rain and above freezing temperatures, the melt freeze crust remained intact at treeline. This crust provides stability above a wet and unconsolidated snowpack. Stiff windslabs have formed on a smooth temperature crust below ridgelines on north to north east facing slopes treeline and in the alpine.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity observed in the Maligne or Icefields areas.
Confidence
Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Friday