Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Nov 28 – 29, 2013Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

This is the time to go ice climbing as skiing is rather challenging/scary thin at the moment.  The drought word is slowly beginning to be used around the forecasters office here. 

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    2–5
    Avalanches initiated in the snowpack are likely to fail on the basal October crust and involve the entire winters snowpack.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Fridays weather looks to be much like a carbon copy of thursdays.  No new snow, mix of sun and cloud and generally calm winds.  The ddddddrought word is creeping into our vocabulary. 

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed.

Snowpack Summary

Very little change over the past few days.  Steep solar aspects have a sun crust and there is widespread surface hoar growth up to 15mm below 2300m.  Cold temps facetting out the snowpack at lower elevations. 

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