Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 31st, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Dry.
Lucas Gurba,
Skiing has improved quite a lot however some areas of January Crust are still exposed.
Cold temps are forecast for the next couple days, pack your extra layers and have a good trip plan.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Tues: Partially cloudy with flurries in the afternoon. Alpine temps -18, with light winds. FL valley bottom
Wed: Partially cloudy no precip. Alpine temps, low -25, high -18. FL valley bottom with light to moderate winds.
Thurs: Partially cloudy with flurries. High -10 with moderate winds. FL valley bottom.
Snowpack Summary
16cm storm snow with S-X winds, has built soft windslab. This overlies Jan 18 crust extending all aspects up to 2000m, and higher on solar aspects. Well settled midpack, with facets above Dec 4 crust, buried 150-200 cm, above Nov layers. At the time of writing snow is falling with more forecast. Check weather stations for updated amounts.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed on Monday field day, however visibility was poor. Please post any avalanche observations on the Mountain Information Network, we really appreciate any observations.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Warm temps and wind on sunday night built thin soft windslabs in the alpine and at treeline in lee features. Winds have switched direction several times in the last few days anticipate some irregular loading.
- Use caution on steep lee and cross-loaded slopes
- Use caution in lee areas. Recent wind loading have created wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
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Loose Dry
New snow from Monday evening has fallen with light winds and cooler temps. Expect small dry loose avalanches in steep terrain.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
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Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 3rd, 2022 4:00PM
