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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 23rd, 2020–Mar 24th, 2020

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Glacier.

Rain at lower elevations may trigger a loose cycle below tree-line.

If you are venturing into the backcountry, please make conservative decisions with your route choice. These are exceptional times that require everyone to reign in their ambitions!

Weather Forecast

A mixture of flurries, showers, and sun over the next few days.

Today: Cloudy with sunny periods, trace precip, freezing level 1500m, light/mod W winds at ridge top

Tues: Cloudy with flurries, 4cm, freezing level 1100m, light/mod W winds

Wed: Mix of sun and cloud with flurries, trace precip, freezing level 600m, light W winds

Snowpack Summary

Surface crusts exist on all aspects to 1300m and on SE-W into the alpine. Surface hoar has been developing over the last few nights to 3mm with shady sheltered pockets in the trees up to 10mm. Wind affected surfaces at tree-line and alpine elevations vary from breakable to rockhard/impenetrable.

Avalanche Summary

Small, solar-triggered loose wet slides were observed in the highway corridor yesterday. A glide slab release also occurred naturally overnight on the 20th on the S side of Cheops, sz 1.5.

Please report backcountry avalanche observations using the Avalanche Canada Mountain Information Network.

Confidence

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.