Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 17th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
isnowsell,
Avalanche Canada
Give storm snow time to settle and bond to surfaces below.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been observed.
If you head into the backcountry, please consider submitting a MIN report.
Snowpack Summary
New snow low-density snow has buried various previously wind-affected snow surfaces at treeline and above.
In sheltered terrain, the new snow has buried faceted snow, which, may prolong the bonding of new snow to the underlying surfaces.
Roughly 100 cm of recent snow sits atop a crust with a generally well-settled and stable lower snowpack.
With recent snowfall lower elevation areas may now be at the threshold for avalanches.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear with no precipitation, northwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -12 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.
Friday
Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature -1 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with trace snow and rain, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing levels 1800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
- Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the old surface.
- Pay attention to the wind, once it starts to blow fresh sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
Problems
Storm Slabs
New snow may take some time to bond to the surfaces beneath.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 18th, 2024 4:00PM
