Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Tuesday and Wednesday will be -12 to -16, 25km/hr SW to S winds, and flurries. Thursday and Friday will be a deep freeze down to -24 with light East winds.Â
Snowpack Summary
45cm of storm snow from Friday and Saturday arrived with light and some moderate southerly winds. It continues to settle into a soft slab at treeline and above. The mid and lower snowpack is structurally weak, the base of which is 5mm depth hoar crystals and a deteriorating rain crust.
Avalanche Summary
Avalanche control work on Sunday produced up to sz 3, some stepping down to deep persistent layers or to the ground where weak facets and depth hoar exist. Natural activity was most prevalent in the alpine and similar to the control work, was stepping down, resulting in deep releases, sz 2-3. Sun came out today resulting in some natural activity.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 2 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 2 - 3