Over 100cm of snow has fallen in the Ice Fields region since Dec 11. This is the time to be on high alert when traveling in any avalanche terrain.
Problemas de aludes
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Possible
Tamaño
1–2.5
Moderate to strong south west winds have created firm windslabs in the alpine and exposed treeline slopes.
Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Possible - Likely
Tamaño
1–3.5
This layer now sits under a meter of snow, any terrain that has not had previous activity on this layer should be given a wide berth.
Deep Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Unlikely - Possible
Tamaño
1.5–4
Several recent large avalanches have been the result of the entire snowpack failing on or near the ground due to the weak snowpack structure surrounding this interface.
Moderate to strong south west winds continue to load lee slopes at tree line and above. The Dec. 11th persistent weak layer has been buried 50 to 100cm and is ripe for human triggering. The deep persistent weakness lingers near the ground.
Avalanche Summary
Recent avalanche control produced consistent size 2 to 2.5 avalanches running to roadside. Previous to the control work, a large natural avalanche cycle occurred primarily failing on the Dec 11 weak layer. Most notably is a large, possibly cornice triggered size 3.5, which ran nearly full run-out, on the Churchill (north and south) slide paths.