Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–2
Wind slabs are likely still lingering in spots. Watch out for hollow sounding snow where a hard wind slab sits over weak facets.
Watch out for lingering wind slabs in the alpine.
Wind slabs are likely still lingering in spots. Watch out for hollow sounding snow where a hard wind slab sits over weak facets.
The slab problem overlies different layers depending on elevation and aspect. Lower elevations has a rain crust 40-60cm down with weak facets on top reacting to tests. Above 1950m, a buried surface facet layer down 20-30cm is the primary concern.
Tuesday
Cloudy with sunny periods.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: High -9 C.
Ridge wind west: 15 km/h.
Freezing level at valley bottom.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: Low -12 C, High -8 C.
Ridge wind west: 15-30 km/h.
Freezing level at valley bottom.
Widespread wind affect and stripping in alpine from Sunday. A thin sun crust is likely on the surface on solar aspects into the alpine. The midpack is mostly supportive around the Icefields and unsupportive around Maligne. Weak facet layers are down ~20-30cm and a crust is down 40-60cm below 1950m, faceting but still reactive in snowpit tests.
No new avalanches were reported on Monday. Sunday's Icefield's patrol noted a low elevation wet loose surface avalanche cycle with numerous size 1's.