Vancouver Island

Problemas de aludes

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  Cornices

  • Todas las altitudes

  Probabilidad

  Possible

  Tamaño

  1

  Very large cornices exist and continued snowfall, wind and high humidity continue to promote cornice growth. Cornice failures have the potential to over load the snowpack and trigger both new snow instabilities as well deeper instabilities. Expect the new growth to be fragile and when temperatures and freezing levels rise become suspected triggers in bigger avalanche events. Location: Many aspects at ridge top in the Alpine and Tree line. Possibility: Triggering of this avalanche problem is likely to very likely from light loads such as skiers/snowmobilers. Natural avalanches are possible to likely. Size: If triggered expect these avalanches to be large size 2, on isolated terrain features very large, size 3
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  Storm Slabs

  • Todas las altitudes

  Probabilidad

  Possible

  Tamaño

  1

  This new avalanche problem will develop Friday in areas that receive snow in excess of 20cm- sensitivity to triggering will increase over the course of the storm event. On isolated Alpine terrain expect this new snow to overly buried surface hoar. On solar aspects, expect the storm snow to overlie a melt freeze crust. Location: All aspects, Alpine and Tree line. Below tree line hazard is from above. Possibility: Triggering of this avalanche problem is likely to very likely from light loads such as skiers/snowmobilers. Natural avalanches are possible to likely. Size: If triggered expect these avalanches to be large size 2 (by Friday), on isolated terrain features very large, size 3.