Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 27th, 2019 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Loose Dry and Deep Persistent Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Cold, clear and dry conditions as the arctic air rules supreme over our region.Thursday will be sunny with cloudy periods, alpine high -9 C, with an overnight low of -30 C, and light NE ridge winds.Mountain weather forecast available at Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Summary
The upper snowpack on solar aspects could be stiffening up, otherwise remains faceted. Wind effect is visible in open terrain from previous SW switching to N winds. The Jan 18 layer (down 40cm) has faceted away in most places, but shows isolated sensitivity at treeline and below. The midpack is mainly supportive, over depth hoar in shallow areas.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches were observed today. Some isolated whumpfs around treeline in the Whistler Creek area. No activity has been reported around the Icefields for several days.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable
Problems
Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 28th, 2019 4:00PM