Lawinenlagebericht

Kananaskis

Jan 19 – 20, 2015Alberta Parks
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Lawinengefahr

Wed
Thu
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
3 · Erheblich
Unterhalb
2 · Mässig
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Kernpunkte

Recent snowfalls and strong winds that have switched from SW to NW are creating touchy wind slabs. Conditions are ripe for human triggering.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Likely
    Größe
    1–3
    Between 20 and 30cm of recent snow now sit on the Jan 16th surface hoar. Where wind slabs are present above this layer, conditions will be touchy to human triggering.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–3
    A layer of facets sits on the Dec 1th crust layer which is reactive in the moderate range down 40 to 50cm at Treeline. With the recent wind and snow load this layer has become more sensitive to triggering.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely - Possible
    Größe
    2–4
    The weak basal layers are not going anywhere soon. Use caution in steep terrain where the snowpack is shallow and/or variable. Full depth avalanches are still a possibility.

Confidence

Fair

Weather Forecast

A NW flow will keep temperatures a bit on the cool side under mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday. Winds will be light to moderate from the NW. Only a trace amount of precipitation is expected over the next 48hrs.

Avalanche Summary

Visibility was limited today, but one large naturally triggered avalanche (possibly a size 3.) was observed on a SE aspect at Treeline. This slide was not very wide but the fracture was estimated at 100cm deep. This slide appeared to be 24 to 48hrs old.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 10cm of new snow in the past 24 to 36hrs has further buried the Jan 16th surface hoar layer which is now down 20 to 30cm at treeline. Moderate to strong SW winds have formed wind slabs in Alpine areas and open areas at Treeline. Where buried surface hoar exists, these slabs will be quite touchy to human triggering. A layer of facets remains above the December 13th crust now down 40 to 50cm is still producing moderate sudden collapse results. This will be a key layer to watch for the next little while. Alpine areas remain heavily wind effected.

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