Avalanche forecast

Waterton Lakes

Dec 2 – 5, 2019Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low

Highlights

A strong, localized wind event has scoured the majority of our terrain. Areas that still hold snow will have pockets of windslab and heavy loading.  The Akamina Parkway remains closed to public access due to construction.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2

    Any terrain with a skiable snowpack will likely have Windslab. Our last storm was accompanied by NE winds. We have now returned to a typical SW flow. The combination of these two events has seen Windslab development on all aspects.

Weather Forecast

Monday: A mix of sun and cloud. Winds West 50 km/h  gusting  90km/h

Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Strong West Winds.

Wednesday:  A mix of sun and cloud and continued strong Westerly Winds

Snowpack Summary

A strong, localized wind event has scoured the majority of our terrain. Areas that still hold snow will have pockets of windslab and heavy loading.  New windslab overlies a variety of bed surface including bare ground, old windslab and a melt freeze crust where snow from the late Sept. snowfall did not melt out. Snowpack depth varies from 0 -90 cm.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed.

Confidence

Due to the number and quality of field observations

Regions covered