Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Bow Valley, Highwood Pass, Kananaskis, North 40, Spray - KLakes.
Cooler temps arriving tonight. But the skiing is staying good.
Enjoy!
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
Field teams out in the spray noted no new avalanches with reasonable visibility
Snowpack Summary
Recent snow has settled to about 30cm at treeline and is becoming looser(facetted). Expect some recent windslabs in cross loaded gullies and isolated areas in the alpine. The Jan 30 interface is still a question in terms of location and character. It mostly seems to be either a melt/freeze crust, facet layer, buried wind slab or surface hoar. The midpack is supportive in most places, but in rocky areas it has become very weak and "punchy" while walking.
Weather Summary
Sunday the temperatures start to cool of again with day time highs around -21. NW winds in the light range and no snow expected.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
- Avoid freshly wind-loaded terrain features.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
The winds started to pick up mid day, But did not seem to reach down in to the skiable terrain yet.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2