Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 23rd, 2020 5:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
MBender,
Avalanche Canada
Recent new snow fell with winds blowing from a variety of directions.
Summary
Confidence
Weather Forecast
Monday Night: Cloudy with clear periods. Moderate northeast wind. Alpine high temperature around -10.
Tuesday: Cloudy with clear periods. Moderate to strong north wind. Alpine high temperature around -7.
Wednesday: Mix of sun and cloud. Moderate west wind. Alpine high temperature around -4.
Thursday: Cloudy with flurries. Moderate to strong west wind. Alpine high temperature around -2. Freezing level 1500 m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported over the past couple of days.
Snowpack Summary
5-15 cm of recent new snow sits on top of a variety of old surfaces including hard wind affected snow, sun crust on slopes facing the sun and a melt freeze crust at lower elevations.
At lower elevations, two surface hoar layers 50-60 cm and 75-90 cm below the surface may still be present in the northern part of the region. Warm temperatures for an extended period last week have likely had a stabilizing effect on these buried weak layers.
Terrain and Travel
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
- Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
- Minimize exposure to sun-exposed slopes when the solar radiation is strong.
Problems
Wind Slabs
New snow Sunday and Monday combined with wind blowing from a variety of directions will have created fresh wind slabs in exposed areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 25th, 2020 4:00PM
