Lawinenlagebericht

South Coast

Feb 12 – 13, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Mon
Tue
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering

Kernpunkte

Avoid steep sun-exposed slopes during the heat of the day. Don't let your guard down with warm temperatures and sunny skies.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Storm Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–2
    Treeline and above on northerly aspects will have small storm slabs (in some places sitting on a crust). Storm slabs in the alpine will be possibly more reactive than shown here, especially on northerly aspects.
  • Loose Wet

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible - Likely
    Größe
    1–2
    Just because it's t-shirt weather and a holiday Monday doesn't mean you can get complacent: Avoid steep sun-exposed slopes during the heat of the day.

Confidence

Moderate - Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain

Weather Forecast

Sunny and very warm by noon on Monday... and then very wet on Wednesday. MONDAY: Sunny, warming significantly with alpine highs to +10 Celsius / Moderate southeasterly winds / Freezing level around 3000 m (!) TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty showers / High temperatures to +7 Celsius / Light, southwesterly winds/ Freezing level around 2800 m. WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / Moderate southerly winds / Freezing level around 2200m.

Avalanche Summary

No new observed.

Snowpack Summary

The snow from late last week (15-25cm) has consolidated well at treeline and below. This makes 50-70 cm of cumulative storm snow which is bonding well to a knife hard crust buried Feb 3rd. In the alpine, where all of the precipitation has fallen as snow, the storm slabs have taken longer to settle out and still are a concern: Dig down to test the bond of the more recent snow layers. The mid and lower snowpack are settled and well bonded with the average snowpack depth at treeline 250-300 cm.

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