Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Light snow and flurries will continue through Friday and Saturday with totals reaching 10 cm. Continued mod SW winds will be moving this snow into slabs on lee aspects. Temperature trending cooler with improving overnight recovery. Clear skies by Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
Moderate SW winds have built wind slab at tree-line and above. These slabs may be up to 40cm thick and are weekly bonded to the snowpack below. The mid-pack consists of buried wind and persistent slab with a failure plane down 60cms. In the valley bottom the snowpack is very week and unconsolidated making for tough trail breaking.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches reported today and no avalanche patrol was conducted. Recent large isolated avalanches to size 3 have been reported in the alpine in Whistler Creek drainage. Remote triggering of slab avalanches is possible at tree-line and above in wind loaded features.
Confidence
Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Friday
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3