The snowpack is generally shallow and poorly consolidated. Windslabs exist in the Alpine and if triggered could step down to deeper instabilities.
Problemas de aludes
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Possible
Tamaño
1–3
Uniform wind slab has formed on most lee alpine and tree line slopes and cross-loaded features.
Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Possible
Tamaño
2–3
This problem was most active in the Maligne and surrounding Jasper area where the average snow pack is shallow but is proving much less active in the Columbia Icefield area.
Weather Forecast
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries up to 2-4cms by Wednesday morning. Alpine high of -9, freezing level to 1000m. Light, gusting to moderate winds from the West through Wednesday, switching to a short lived Northerly flow by Thursday bringing ~5mm of precip according to some models. Clearing Thursday night into Friday.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack is generally shallow and poorly consolidated, significant variation exists within the forecasting area. Test results in Portal Crk showed mod-hard results dwn 60cm on facets 2-3mm with a sudden fracture character. This layer could be hard to trigger but could go big if it was. Windslab in the alpine and suncrust below Treeline.