Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Continued snow expected through the weekend with up to 30 cm accumulated by Sunday night. Mod SW winds with warm valley bottom temps cooling with elevation.Â
Snowpack Summary
A well settled snowpack exists at treeline and below. In the alpine, SW winds have stripped most fetch areas and built pockets of hard slab on lee slopes. The distribution of the surface hoar that formed during last week's inversion is widespread but is most likely best preserved on sheltered north aspect slopes.Â
Avalanche Summary
No new activity reported or observed on Thursday. No avalanche patrol conducted.
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Friday
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely - Very Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2