Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–2.5
Main concern is where wind slab has built over weak faceted snow. Watch for a hollow sounding snowpack.
Lawinenlagebericht
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Jan 23 – 24, 2022
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Lawinengefahr
Mon
Tue
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
Kernpunkte
Decent tree skiing can be found at Bald hills. Watch for spooky hollow sounding wind slabs as indications of potential unstable conditions.
Lawinenprobleme
Persistent Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–3
The slab problem overlies different layers depending on elevation and aspect. Below 1950m, a faceting rain crust is roughly 40-60cm down. Above 1950m, a buried surface facet layer down 20-30cm is the primary concern.
Weather Forecast
Sunday will be clouds and sun, -6C, light to moderate West winds, and valley bottom freezing level. Expect Monday to be similar with -9 to -6C and light winds. Tuesday could have flurries, -13 to -7C, and light winds. Wednesday will be sun with clouds and -14C.
Snowpack Summary
Treeline and below, the top 30-50cm is low to medium hardness. Above Treeline a pencil windslab is the top 30cm layer. The mid-pack is medium to hard stiffness of mixed crystal forms. The bottom 30cm is relatively dense facets with DH right at ground. The snowpack appears to be bridging previous weak layers yet expect spatial variability.
Avalanche Summary
Saturday's Icefield's patrol noted one size 2 to the South of Churchill slide path on a West aspect. It initiated mid-path and ran to the bottom. Surface snowballing also occurred at low roadside paths. Maligne observed on size 2.5, persistent slab, 200m wide and 1m deep initiated by a cornice failure. Visibility was excellent in both areas.
Confidence
Due to the number and quality of field observations on Saturday