Lawinenlagebericht

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Jan 8 – 9, 2018Parks Canada
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Lawinengefahr

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

With steady light snow over the next few days the hazard will rise very gradually. Stay alert to these changes, watch for clues like sluffing, and continually monitor the reactivity of the surface snow over the buried facets and surface hoar.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–2
    Recent snow is being moved around by the SW winds and forming thin wind slabs in immediate lee areas. These slabs can fail on the either the weak facets or the Dec 15 layer, and have been triggered by climbers and skiers in the last few days.

  • Loose Dry

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–2
    Loose dry surface snow avalanches will continue to be a problem in steep rocky areas and gullies until the facets round out and begin to bond better.

Weather Forecast

The forecast is for cloudy skies with small amounts of snow, light to moderate West winds, and temperatures fairly steady in the -5 to -10'C range for the next three days. Total accumulations may reach 15-20cm in Western areas, but we will likely only see 5-10cm in the Eastern parts of our forecast region.

Snowpack Summary

15-40 cm of snow now sits over the Dec 15 layer of surface hoar or sun crust, and is beginning to develop soft slab properties with the warmer temperatures and wind. Below this the snowpack is heavily faceted with remnants of older crust's still lingering throughout. In steep gullies, loose faceted surface snow continues to be a significant concern

Avalanche Summary

A small skier triggered loose dry avalanche at treeline, and some thin small wind slabs in the alpine were reported on Sunday by the local ski areas. There have also been several small skier accidental avalanches involving thin wind slabs in the alpine during the past several days and reports of the December 15 layer slowly becoming more reactive.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Tuesday

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