Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Jan 25 – 26, 2021
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Enjoy the good stability while you can!

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2

    Last weeks wind event scoured most alpine terrain. Watch for isolated slabs in lee features in the alpine

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2.5

    Use caution around thin to thick areas as potential trigger locations. Keep an eye out for buried surface hoar lurking in isolated sheltered locations below treeline.

Weather Forecast

A pretty stagnant air mass

Cloudy with sunny periods

Day time highs -10 with overnight lows -16

Winds will continue to stay light

Snowpack Summary

Continued surface faceting with cooler temperatures. Previous strong to extreme winds have stripped snow from all exposed terrain creating a lot of hard wind slabs and wind affected snow in open terrain below treeline to the alpine. The midpack is supportive. Decomposing surface hoar is found down 40cm to 80cm in isolated sheltered locations.

Avalanche Summary

No field teams out today. No new avalanches reported

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Confidence

The weather pattern is stable

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