Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 22nd, 2021 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Dry.
Cory Boschman,
Small amounts of new snow are adding up to some great winter-like skiing.
Lookout for recent wind loading and sluffing in steep terrain.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Tuesday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precip: Trace. Alpine temperature: High -9 C. Ridge wind west: 15-35 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
Wednesday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precip: Trace. Alpine temperature: Low -10 C, High -6 C. Ridge wind west: 15-35 km/h. Freezing level: 1500 metres.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 25cm new snow from convective flurries over past few days, redistributed by SW winds TL/ALP, overlies a variety of sun crusts on solar aspects up to ALP. The overall snowpack is variable at TL and above with a supportive strong 1F to P midpack in the deeper areas to a weak facetted midpack in shallow areas.
Avalanche Summary
Patrol in the Icefields area observed couple sz 1 wind slab avalanches in ALP wind loaded features.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Recently formed wind slabs can be found in lee features near ridge crests, and in cross-loaded gullies.
- Be careful with wind loaded pockets, especially in steep confined alpine terrain.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Dry
Enough new snow has fallen over the past few days to produce Loose Dry avalanches in steep terrain. Use caution in exposed or confined features where small avalanches can have high consequences.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 23rd, 2021 4:00PM
