Lawinenlagebericht

Waterton Lakes

Jan 28 – 31, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Thu
Fri
Hochgebirge
1 · Gering
Waldgrenze
1 · Gering
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Little change in the snowpack and low avalanche hazard makes this a good time to get out and explore, keep in mind the ski conditions are variable with wind effect and hard surfaces in many areas.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely
    Größe
    1–1.5

    This problem may still be found in steep unsupported terrain in the alpine.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed in the past 3 days.

Snowpack Summary

Surface snow is wind effected at all elevations. This overlies facetted snow in some areas, old hard windslabs, or a melt freeze crust below treeline and on steep solar slopes into the alpine. The lower snowpack is well settled with no significant weak layers.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 80 - 120 cm.

Weather Summary

Tues

Sunny with northwest winds at ridgetop, 20 - 40 km/hr. Treeline high of +2°C.

Wed

Mainly sunny with a treeline high of +1°C. Westerly winds, 50 - 70 km/hr.

Thurs

Sunny, westerly ridgetop winds, 60 - 80 km/hr. Treeline high of +1°C.

Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for the most up to date information.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.

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