Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Expect -12 to -18 degrees Celsius now into Tuesday with very light flurries and light winds. Some new snow and windy conditions may occur Tuesday night through Wednesday.Â
Snowpack Summary
A persistent slab at TL and ALP is buried by 5-10cm of new snow from recent flurries. A rain crust is buried by this recent snow below 1900m. A somewhat dense upper snowpack overlies a weak faceted base making for unpredictably dangerous avalanche conditions. A surface hoar layer may be 40cm deep yet remains unconfirmed and dormant.Â
Avalanche Summary
No patrol on Sunday and nothing new noted on Saturday. Friday's patrol observed 2 avalanches remotely triggered by skiers size 1.5-2 in Columbia Icefield area at 2000m treeline elevation. Two size 2-2.5 noted in the alpine south of Parkers ridge. One was a cross-loaded NW alpine feature, the other was triggered by cornice failure.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable
Avalanche Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3