Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
Weather Forecast
Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated showers/flurries with a 1900m freezing level and light winds.Saturday: Showers with flurries up high, up to 10cm of new snow above treeline. Freezing level 1800m with SW winds gusting to 85km/hSunday: Cloudy with sunny periods and light gusting strong SW winds. Freezing level 1600m.
Snowpack Summary
In most areas we are seeing a typical spring snowpack with crusts breaking down in the heat of the day. If you can get above snowline, expect to see 5cm of new, wet snow on Friday and 10cm on Saturday falling as rain at lower elevations. The midpack is generally moist and well settled.
Avalanche Summary
No new recent avalanches observed.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Below Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2