Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
Weather Forecast
Get your hawaiian shirt out and lather on that sunscreen! Expect light winds and increasing temperatures through the forecast period with no overnight freeze. Alpine Highs will be in the 8 degree range, while in town it will reach 17! The clear skies and strong March sun will work to further increase the temperatures on solar aspects.
Snowpack Summary
The upper snowpack consists of recent wind slabs over facetted wind affected surfaces on shaded slopes, and moist snow on solar aspects. The lower snowpack remains weak and facetted, and as the warm temperatures continue there is a possibility this layer could produce large avalanches
Avalanche Summary
A number of Size 2 loose avalanches were observed on Mt. Bertha and along the Akamina Parkway over the weekend. They entrained a substantial part of the facetted snowpack in some areas, making them larger than one might expect. In the Castle Mountain region, there were reports of Size 3 avalanches in the past week on layers deep in the snowpack.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Aspects: East, South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Very Likely - Certain
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 3