Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–2
New wind slabs building with the storm. Suspect the problem will mostly be in the alpine at ridgetops.
Boletín de aludes
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Nov 16 – 17, 2019Parks Canada
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Peligro de aludes
Sun
Mon
Alta montaña
2 · Moderado
Límite del bosque
1 · Débil
Bajo el límite
Sin grado
Lo esencial
Some new snow is on the way at higher elevations
Problemas de aludes
Weather Forecast
The atmospheric river arrives
Sat: Flurries with up to 6cm with gusting moderate SW winds
Sun: Flurries with up to 10cm with moderate SW winds gusting to strong. Freeze level: 1900m
Mon: Storm tapers with isolated flurries and back to a westerly and cooler temps.
A detailed forecast can be found from Avalanche Canada's, Mountain Weather Forecast.
Snowpack Summary
5-10 cm of snow sits above the recent November rain crust which goes as high as 2200m in the terrain. Total snow pack height in alpine is around 45-85 cm and sits on top of a variable weak basal crust from early October. A variety of surfaces can be found in the alpine from wind pressed/scoured features to wind slabs in the lee in the high alpine.
Avalanche Summary
A field team yesterday reported no new avalanches but signs of wind transport in the high alpine peaks and ridge tops.
Confidence
Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Saturday