Boletín de aludes

Northwest Inland

Feb 24 – 25, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Peligro de aludes

Sat
Sun
Alta montaña
2 · Moderado
Límite del bosque
2 · Moderado
Bajo el límite
1 · Débil

Lo esencial

Weak sugary snow in the bottom third of the snowpack continue to be a concern for triggering large avalanches.

Problemas de aludes

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Possible
    Tamaño
    1–2
    Changing wind directions may develop new wind slabs on south through west aspects. Old wind slabs may continue to linger on other aspects.
  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Unlikely
    Tamaño
    2–4
    A weakness at the bottom of the snowpack is lingering and may be triggered in shallow snowpack areas or by the weight of smaller avalanches.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Tonight: Mostly clear with moderate northeast winds and -10 in the alpine. Saturday: Overcast with light snow (3-5cm), moderate northwest winds, and alpine temperatures -10. Sunday: Mostly clear with some convective flurries, light northeast winds, and alpine temperatures near -15. Monday: Clear with moderate easterly winds, and alpine temperatures near -15. 

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported.

Snowpack Summary

10-15 cm of recent storm snow has been transported by the wind, and now sits on a variety of old surface conditions including isolated wind slabs, pockets of soft snow (5-10 cm deep), sun crusts, and surface hoar. A supportive rain crust exists below 1000 m. A layer of surface hoar that was buried on February 10th may exist 30-60 cm below the surface, but there's a fair bit of uncertainty regarding the reactivity and distribution of this layer. A stiff mid pack sits above weak sugary snow near the ground. Although possibly dormant, this basal weakness has the potential to produce very large destructive avalanches.

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