Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Unlikely - Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–2
Moderate westerly winds have redistributed snow in the alpine, and formed wind slabs in isolated leeward features.
Wind slabs are a concern in isolated alpine lee features.
Ski quality has been affected by the recent winds but good riding can still be found on sheltered tree line and below tree line slopes.
Early season hazards are also still a significant concern out there, coverage is very thin in many areas.
Moderate westerly winds have redistributed snow in the alpine, and formed wind slabs in isolated leeward features.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported in the past few days.
3-4 cm of fresh snow found in the Icefields Parkway.
In sheltered areas 30 cm of soft facetted snow overlies a supportive snowpack to ground. A 2cm thick crust is present halfway down the snowpack but has only been observed at tree line elevations.
Thursday
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: High -5 °C. Ridge wind west: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h.
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: Low -11 °C, High -6 °C. Ridge wind west: 10-30 km/h.
SaturdayMainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: Low -13 °C, High -6 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 45 km/h.