Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
We in for another cool cloudy day today with light to moderate southwest winds, alpine temps to -9C and freezing level to 600m . Light precip is on the way tonight with snow and increasing winds forecasted to start Thursday night, possibly up to 25cms by Saturday evening.
Snowpack Summary
Last week's storm produced 50cm of storm snow which is now settling and gaining strength. Soft wind slabs should be expected on lee features after mod-strong S-SW winds on the weekend. Jan 4th interface down 60-100cm and is still producing sporadic whumfing and is possible to trigger especially in less traveled areas or where snowpack is thin.
Avalanche Summary
Natural avalanche activity has tapered off with the cooling temps, however with clear breaks yesterday a size 2.5 avalanche was spotted from a steep south facing ridge off Avalanche Pk The slab released from the base of a steep cliff with a maximum crown depth of ~1m and was likely triggered by cornice fall or solar release from the cliffs above.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3