Lawinenlagebericht

Kootenay Boundary

Dec 4 – 5, 2014Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Sat
Sun
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Riding north of Nelson? Take a look at the South Columbia forecast. Please email your observations to [email protected]

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely - Possible
    Größe
    1–3
    Pay attention to how the snow feels as you travel, as there may be the odd old wind slab hiding out in wind exposed terrain.  Watch for the formation of fresh, shallow yet sensitive wind slabs late Friday.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–5
    Limited to the northern half of the forecast area, the persistent slab problem has the potential to ruin your winter before it starts. Avalanches initiating high in the snowpack may step down resulting in a surprisingly large avalanche.

Confidence

Poor - Due to the number of field observations

Weather Forecast

Synopsis:  A pattern shift is underway as dry and cold northwest flow gives way to rather mild southwest flow.  Storm totals through the weekend look rather modest, but the door appears to be open to a succession of storms through the middle of next week.Friday: Freezing Level: 500m; Precipitation: 2-6mm | 2-8cm; Wind: Treeline: Light, SW | Ridgetop: Moderate, SWSaturday:  Freezing Level: 700m; Precipitation: 3-12mm | 4-15cm; Wind: Treeline: Moderate, SW | Ridgetop: Moderate/Strong, SW Sunday: Freezing Level: 1000m; Precipitation: 0-2mm | 1-3cm;  Wind: Treeline: Light, SW | Ridgetop: Moderate, SW

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche activity to report.

Snowpack Summary

This forecast is based off a very limited data set. The snowpack north of Nelson is a different beast than the rest of the forecast region. If you're recreating north of Nelson, then current conditions more closely mirror those of the South Columbia. Check out that forecast to get a feel for the more complex snowpack and the associated Persistent Slab Problem. In the north it appears that two buried weak layers may be problematic: The mid November surface hoar/facet/crust combo down 70 - 90 cm and the weak sugary snow (large facets) near the ground. Little is known about the particulars of this setup, more observations would be great!In the southern portion of the region observations indicate that the snowpack is much more homogeneous and strong. There have been no reports of deeply buried weak layers. The Black Friday storm came in wet and finished cold. As a result, the structure consists of 15 - 25 cm of cold snow on top of a 2 - 6 cm supportive pencil/knife hard crust which was been observed as high as 2100. This crust could act as a bed surface in the future, but for now it appears to be bridging any deeper weaknesses.

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