Lawinenlagebericht

South Coast

Apr 4 – 5, 2015Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

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

Caution should be used when venturing into big terrain. Buried weak layers are still capable of producing large destructive avalanches.Daytime warming may push the hazard higher than forecast.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–3
    High NE aspects have accumulated snow in the form of wind slabs from recent precipitation and SW winds.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely - Possible
    Größe
    3–5
    This persistent weak layer is still of concern and is capable of producing large destructive avalanches.

Confidence

Fair - Due to the number and quality of field observations

Weather Forecast

5 to 10cm of cm throughout the day today, then another light pulse of moisture through Sunday evening and into Monday morning.  Monday afternoon the skies should clear and bring sun to the South Coast Inland region.  Daytime heating will bring the freezing level up to around 1500m for the forecast period, then climb to over 2000m later in the week.

Avalanche Summary

Moist loose avalanches reported on solar aspects below 1900m.  No other reports from the area.

Snowpack Summary

20-30 cm of low density storm snow is sitting on a strong and supportive rain crust that was buried last Saturday and extends as high as 2100m. West through southwesterly winds have shifted these new accumulations into touchy wind slabs in exposed lee terrain, especially high NE aspects. A facet/crust persistent weakness that was buried in mid-March is now approximately 50-100 cm down. In recent snowpack tests, it was found down 55 cm near the Duffey Lake Road and produced moderate sudden results. This remains the chief concern amongst avalanche professionals in the region because of it's potential for very large avalanches.

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