Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–1.5
New snow, accompanied by wind, continues to accumulate over a firm crust.
Boletín de aludes
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Feb 6 – 7, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Peligro de aludes
Thu
Fri
Alta montaña
2 · Moderado
Límite del bosque
1 · Débil
Bajo el límite
1 · Débil
Lo esencial
Fresh snowfall is gradually accumulating over a supportive crust.
Problemas de aludes
Persistent Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Unlikely
- Tamaño
- 1.5–3
Anywhere a supportive crust doesn't exist at or neer the surface, weak layers deep in the snowpack could still be human-triggered.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Roughly 10 to 30 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread, hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and thick enough to be supportive to travel on.
In the mid and lower snowpack, various weak layers persist in areas, however, triggering any of these layers is unlikely given the supportive crust above.
Weather Summary
Monday Night
Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy with 2 to 8 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with up to 8 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, south alpine winds 0 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.