Boletín de aludes

Kananaskis

Jan 21 – 22, 2018Alberta Parks
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Peligro de aludes

Tue
Wed
Alta montaña
3 · Notable
Límite del bosque
2 · Moderado
Bajo el límite
1 · Débil
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Lo esencial

Given the recent snow and wind loading, there has been a surprising lack of avalanche activity. Until the snowpack adjusts to this new load conservative terrain choices are in order.

Problemas de aludes

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Possible
    Tamaño
    1–2.5
    On-going strong winds continue to build widespread wind slabs in the Alpine & open Treeline areas. These slabs are now found everywhere at upper elevations except in windward terrain where the ridges have been stripped down to bare rock.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta montaña
    • Límite del bosque
    • Bajo el límite del bosque
    Probabilidad
    Possible
    Tamaño
    1–2.5
    Forecasters are tracking 3 buried layers of concern (click on "Details" for more), which are variable in their distribution in both elevation and aspect. Due to high variability it is important to dig frequently to evaluate the layers.

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

The next couple of days will be partly cloudy with a chance of very light flurries. Winds will be strong from the west or south-west with temperatures near -10°C. Some snow is the forecast for late Wednesday and into Thursday with accumulations near 10cm.

Avalanche Summary

A few new size 2 slab avalanches were observed in the past 48hrs. These avalanches occurred in steeper Treeline areas failing down 30-40cm. In addition, a few small loose dry avalanches have occurred over the past 2 days in steep Alpine and Treeline terrain.

Snowpack Summary

Yet another day of strong winds coupled with as much as 25cm of snow in the past few days has led to continued wind slab development in the Alpine and open areas at Treeline. At 2250m and below there are now 3 layers of buried surface hoar, which is very unusual for the Rockies. These are referred to as the Jan 18th, Jan 6th and Dec 15th surface hoar layers, down 25, 50 and 100cm respectively. Recent snowpack stability tests indicate that all these layers are reactive, with the Jan 6th and Dec 15th layers the most concerning as there is now sufficient overlying slab to be an avalanche problem. The November crust layers are still on our radar, but still do not appear to be reactive at the moment.

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