Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Bow Valley, Highwood Pass, Kananaskis, North 40, Spray - KLakes.
Cold, clear & beautiful! Getting through the cold valley bottoms to a sunny aspect is a great way to enjoy the cool weather.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No road patrol or field teams today. No avalanches reported.
Snowpack Summary
Where to start? Valley bottom has 50-60cm of weak, loose facets with a thinly buried sun crust from days past. Treeline is a bit more substantial with a supportive snowpack of 80-100cm. The sun crust goes up to 2300-2400m. Windslabs start to appear at upper treeline, which may become more reactive with the chilly temperatures. The majority of our alpine snowpack blew away weeks ago, but we still have windslabs on east aspects, gullies and immediate lee areas.
Weather Summary
Monday will bring a mix of sun and cloud. Day time highs of -10 and winds out of the West, 30 km/h at ridge top. Expect an alpine temperature inversion.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2