Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Extremely cold overnight temps through the forecast area Tuesday night. Warming by mid-day to a reasonable -12. Broken skies and light winds. Some light flurries forecasted for Wednesday afternoon.
Snowpack Summary
Surface snow, alpine pockets and loaded lee features are facetting with the arctic temps and rapidly losing cohesion. Southerly slopes in the alpine have been stripped by previous SW winds and hard slab on lee features. At treeline, the snow is faceted that is barely supportive and weak in shallow areas.
Avalanche Summary
Road Patrol in the Maligne Valley. Loose dry slides up to sz 1.5 out of steep rocky terrain. Slabs up to size 2.5 noted on Mt. Cirrus above and close to the Polar Circus ice climb.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable
Avalanche Problems
Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 1 - 3