Lawinenlagebericht

Kananaskis

Jan 23 – 24, 2017Alberta Parks
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Lawinengefahr

Tue
Wed
Hochgebirge
3 · Erheblich
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Good route selection is key to minimize exposure on larger slopes.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible - Likely
    Größe
    1–2
    If this layers if triggered, there is a likelihood of entraining the entire snowpack with it

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    2–3
    The big concern is that if anything gets triggered within the snowpack, then the entire snowpack would fail on the basal facets.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Forecast for Tuesday indicates  mainly cloudy with isolated flurries, light ridgetop winds and alpine temperature of -11c.  The rest of the week is looking like a mix of sun and cloud with light winds and temperatures around the -12.

Avalanche Summary

Snowpack Summary

Mostly a weak snowpack. The upper third of the snowpack is comprised of laminated windslabs overlying a weak midpack and basal facets.. BTL, the facets are even more prominent through most of the snowpack making travel even more challenging.

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