Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 23rd, 2013 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
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Parks Canada
Some light snow Thursday may freshen up some slopes W of the divide, but avoid areas of wind slab which may be buried by new snow. SH
Summary
Weather Forecast
5-10 cm possible by Thursday night with mod-strong NW winds and slightly cooling alpine temperatures.
Snowpack Summary
Recent strong winds have created widespread wind effect in the alpine. Windward slopes are scoured and hard and soft slabs that are possible to trigger exist elsewhere. In shallow snowpack areas the mid-pack has facetted out and become weaker. Below 2200 m surface hoar exists in some locations and produces moderate results with comp. tests.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural activity today. Hard windslabs to size 2 have been skier triggered within the last few days in the alpine.
Confidence
on Thursday
Problems
Wind Slabs
Variable wind slabs are prevalent , and will be most likely triggered from shallow snowpack areas propagating into thicker snowpack areas on facets.
Be careful with wind loaded pockets while approaching and climbing ice routes.Avoid convexities or areas with a thin or variable snowpack.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 24th, 2013 4:00PM
