Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 30th, 2025 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
Parks Canada,
Avalanche Canada
The extended drought has weakened our snowpack, the upcoming storm will be the first significant new load in the past month. Go out cautiously and assess how the new snow is bonding to the underlying surfaces.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been observed in the past 3 days.
Snowpack Summary
Surface snow is wind effected at all elevations. This overlies facetted snow in many areas, old hard windslabs, or a melt freeze crust below treeline and on steep solar slopes into the alpine. Generally, the snowpack is faceting at all elevations with continued drought conditions.
Snowpack depths at treeline range from 50 - 120 cm.
Weather Summary
Fri
Cloudy, 0 - 5 cm of new snow, ridgetop winds 60 km/hr from the southwest. Treeline high of 0°C.
Sat
10 cm new snow overnight and up to 5 cm through the day. Ridgetop winds 50 - 70 km/hr from the southwest. Treeline high of -4°C.
Sun
Ongoing light snowfall, 2 - 10 cm through the day. Ridgetop wind 10 - 30 km/hr, treeline high of -13°C, low of -25°C.
Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for the most up to date information.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
- Watch for signs of slab formation throughout the day.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Storm snow will arrive Friday night and into Saturday with strong ridgetop winds, likely forming new reactive windslabs in the alpine and treeline.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 2nd, 2025 4:00PM
