Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 26th, 2013 9:42AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
triley,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Poor - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Sunday
Weather Forecast
Overnight and Sunday: Light Westerly winds with cooling temperatures overnight. Light snow fall is expected to begin Sunday evening. There is a chance of enhanced snowfall amounts up to 10 cms depending on the track of the system moving across the US border.Monday: Northwest winds are expected to start to build during the day as a warm front moves in from the NW. Freezing levels are expected to rise to about 1600 metres. Snow should start in the evening and continue as a trailing cold front follows.Tuesday: Continued unsettled weather with light snow and light Northwest winds. Alpine temperatures dropping to about -19.0
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches reported.
Snowpack Summary
There is a lot of variability in the recent storm snow amounts and the amount of wind effect across the region. The Harvey Pass area has seen a lot of wind. Thin stiff wind slabs have formed, and fetch areas have been stripped. The Crossing Creek area has seen less wind and about 20 cms of new snow. It was snowing all day Friday, so we expect the storm snow to continue to accumulate. The storm snow has not been reported to be reacting as a cohesive slab.
Problems
Storm Slabs
There is a lot of variability in the region. Winds that were strong in the South created some pockets of wind slab. In the North the winds were light and there is a more uniform soft storm slab.
Avoid freshly wind loaded features.>Be cautious as you transition into wind affected terrain.>
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 27th, 2013 2:00PM
