Kananaskis

Only a few cm's of snow has fallen in the last 5 days. Look to sheltered northerly aspects for isolated pockets of soft snow.

No new avalanches have been reported.

We have received only a few cm's of snow in the last 5 days. Wind slabs dominate the Alpine landscape with multiple layers of laminated wind slabs in the upper snowpack. The Dec crust is down 30 to 50cm is spotty through the forecast area, but is still a layer of concern. The deeper Nov and Oct crusts are faceting and could be triggered with large loads such as a cornice or a surface wind slab. Overall snowpack depths are well below average, and in many lower elevation areas it has little to no strength. Our biggest concern is triggering the wind slab and having it step down full depth. If you are uncertain of conditions, take the time to dig and have a look at the weak snowpack near the ground.

Please click on the box below. Note that Tonight's forecast is for Thursday evening:

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.
• Approach lee and cross-loaded slopes with caution.