Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 8th, 2013 9:44AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Storm Slabs.
mpeter,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Poor - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Weather Forecast
Wednesday: Cloudy with lingering snowfall. Expect up to 40cm of total accumulations. Winds should be strong southwesterlies with freezing levels climbing to 1200m.Thursday: Expect some light flurries. As the storm abates, winds should drop dramatically to light southerlies and temperatures reach -13.Friday: Mixed skies with light winds and temperatures around -15
Avalanche Summary
Isolated windslabs have released up to size 1.5.
Snowpack Summary
In isolated areas, up to 20cm of new snow has fallen. In areas with northerly winds, the new snow has been transported into reactive windslabs on south facing terrain (reverse loading).This new snow overlies significant snow depth and layer variabilities. Hard windslabs, hard pressed snow (windward slopes) and previous wind scour are all lightly buried. In more sheltered areas at and below treeline small surface hoar is buried and on south and west facing terrain the interface is a sun crust. The mid pack is well settled and strong. This overlies one or two crusts (location specific) with the higher crust being as shallow as 70cm below the surface. Concern lingers (unlikely) for triggering a deep slab avalanche in a shallow snowpack area.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 9th, 2013 2:00PM
