Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Apr 27th, 2017 5:48PM

The alpine rating is below threshold, the treeline rating is below threshold, and the below treeline rating is below threshold. Known problems include Loose Wet, Cornices and Deep Persistent Slabs.

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Little Yoho.

Summary

Weather Forecast

Continued convective flurries forecast for Friday with freezing levels rising to 2200 m. If the sun comes out expect temperatures to rise significantly. A weak ridge is moving in Friday night and Saturday should see drier and sunnier conditions.

Snowpack Summary

Convective showers today has added another 5-10 cm of storm snow. There are a variety of melt freeze crusts in the upper snow pack in all aspects and elevations except due north above 2300 m. The mid-pack is well settled and continues to gain strength with the warm temperatures

Avalanche Summary

Several loose wet avalanches up to size 2.5 were reported today on south and west aspects. There were also some loose dry avalanches running out or steep north facing alpine terrain.

Confidence

Problems

Loose Wet

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Brief solar input's or warmer then anticipated temperatures will rapidly moisten the new snow.

  • Pay attention to sluffing off cliffs and steep solar terrain, signs of a warming snowpack.
  • If triggered the loose wet sluffs may step down to deeper layers resulting in large avalanches.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Cornices

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Cornices continue to fail. Minimize your time underneath these and remember that a cornice failure could also trigger the deep persistent slab on the basal facets.

  • Give cornices a wide berth when travelling on or below ridges.
  • Cornices become weak with daytime heating, so travel early on exposed slopes.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size

1 - 3

Deep Persistent Slabs

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The snowpack is gaining strength, but the weak basal facets  exist in lower snowpack areas. Large triggers have the potential to trigger this layer. Avoid shallow snowpack areas and stick to planar, supported slope when skiing steeper terrain

  • Pay attention to overhead hazards like cornices which could easily trigger the deep persistent slab.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size

2 - 4

Valid until: Apr 28th, 2017 4:00PM

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