Boletín de aludes

Northwest Coastal

Nov 21 – 22, 2011Avalanche Canada
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Peligro de aludes

Wed
Thu
Alta montaña
4 · Fuerte
Límite del bosque
4 · Fuerte
Bajo el límite
3 · Notable
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Lo esencial

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Problemas de aludes

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Very Likely
    Tamaño
    2–5
    Near ridge crests and terrain breaks, and in cross-loaded gullies. Heavy loading from wind probably resulted in natural avalanche activity.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Likely - Very Likely
    Tamaño
    1–4
    Storm slabs are likely very touchy, especially where they are sitting on surface hoar.

Confidence

Fair - Due to limited field observationsfor the entire period

Weather Forecast

Tuesday: Expect another 30-40cm, especially in southern coastal areas, with freezing levels as high as 700m and strong southwesterly winds.Wednesday: Continued moderate snowfall in southern coastal areas with another 30-40cm possible. Freezing levels back down to valley bottoms and strong southwesterly winds.Thursday: Another pulse of moderate snowfall is expected.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche have been reported, but I suspect natural avalanche activity occurred in response to recent heavy loading from snow and especially wind. I expect natrual avalanche activity to continue as long as it's snowing asn blowing, and the potential for human-triggering to remain for the forecast period.

Snowpack Summary

As of Monday afternoon, recent storm snow totals were in the 30-60cm range. Varying temperature, precipitation intensity, and wind throughout the recent storm, as well as surface hoar on the previous snow surface, has probably resulted in various weaknesses within and under the recent storm snow. Previous storm snow weaknesses could also be lurking in the upper snowpack. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong with an old rain crust near the ground.

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