Avalanche forecast

Waterton Lakes

Nov 26 – 30, 2015Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Good early season skiing if you can fight your way out of the valley bottom.  Watch for slab development should the winds increase.

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

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

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1

Weather Forecast

Continued clear skies and light winds, with temperatures on the rise into the weekend.

Snowpack Summary

Recent storm snow accumulations of up to 15cm of low density snow, this overlies a shallow early season snowpack which is generally well settled with no notable weak layers. Light to Moderate southwest winds on November 25th have created some pockets of soft storm slabs in the alpine and at treeline.

Avalanche Summary

No new activity has been observed.

Confidence

Due to the number of field observations on Thursday

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