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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 13th, 2025–Apr 14th, 2025

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

South Rockies, Akamina, Crowsnest North, Crowsnest South, Elkford East, Elkford West.

Periods of low danger are a good time to increase your exposure if you have verified that conditions match the bulletin

Avalanches are unlikely when a thick surface crust is present

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported this week, however, field observations have been extremely limited.

Looking forward, we expect there may be potential for small wet loose avalanches during the warmest parts of the day.

If you head to the backcountry this weekend, please consider submitting a MIN report.

Snowpack Summary

5 to 15 cm of new snow fell in the region Saturday night, with the highest amounts coming east of the Continental Divide. In most areas, the new snow has already melted and refrozen into a new sun crust, adding to an already thick underlying crust. The exception will be shady upper elevation slopes that may still hold some dry snow.

There are no layers of concern in the mid and lower snowpack. The snowpack is rapidly melting out at lower elevations.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Clear. 25 to 35 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature low -8 °C. Freezing level 2000 m, then falling to valley bottom.

Monday

Sunny. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level rising to 2500 m.

Tuesday

Sunny. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +7 °C. Freezing level rising to 2700 m.

Wednesday

Sunny, then increasing clouds in the afternoon with isolated flurries. 15 to 20 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 2000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain. Carefully evaluate your line for slabs before you commit to it.
  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.

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.