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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 1st, 2016–Dec 2nd, 2016

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Below Threshold.

Regions

Kananaskis.

Not a lot of change out there, but still watch for windslabs in the alpine. Cross loaded gullies are worth some extra attention.

Confidence

-

Weather Forecast

Isolated flurries and light alpine winds overnight. Tomorrow will have a high temp of -10 with freezing level around 1300m. No significant snow is expected but winds will increase to 45 km/hr from the SW.

Avalanche Summary

Nothing was noted, however visibility was limited.

Snowpack Summary

Overnight we had up to 7cm of new snow. This new snow came in very slow and was spotty in nature. Some areas saw only a few cm's. Like yesterday, there is no significant impact on the snowpack as a whole. The windslabs are still the main concern followed by the Nov 12th crust interface. Down 30 to 50cm respectively.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.