Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely - Possible
- Größe
- 1–3
The wind slab problem is concentrated to ridges and immediate lee terrain. Use caution around lee features in the alpine.
Lawinenlagebericht
Auf der Karte ansehenKananaskis
Jan 15 – 16, 2016Alberta Parks
Archiviert · abgelaufen 11 years ago
Lawinengefahr
Sun
Mon
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
1 · Gering
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
Kernpunkte
Not a lot of change out there these days. It feels like a waiting game for the next storm. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.
Lawinenprobleme
Loose Dry
NNEESESSWWNW- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–3
These "facalanches" continue to run out of steep terrain. So far most of the action has been in the alpine, however we may start to see this problem creep down to treeline as the drought continues.
Confidence
High
Weather Forecast
Moderate winds with steady temperatures overnight. The expected overnight low is -15 in the alpine. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with occasional flurries blowing through. Alpine temperatures will hit -9 °C. Winds will taper throughout the day with an average of 15km/hr at 2500m. SW direction.
Avalanche Summary
1 loose dry was noted today on Tent ridge. Visibility was poor, but it seemed to start near the ridge and propagate for most of the path. Small slabs were undercut as it went, adding to the mass. Sz2, E aspect and ran to top of the runout.
Snowpack Summary
Today was another day of little overall change. Below treeline has 70-80 cm's of facets that offer little support to a person's weight. Treeline is better with a midpack that still has some structure and support to it. Deeper snow pack areas have a stronger midpack. The alpine has had some light flurries blow through, but not a significant source of load. The winds today were slightly less powerful than yesterday and as such, have kept the windslab problem flat lined.