Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Dec 9th, 2013 7:25AM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Persistent Slabs.

burke.duncan, Alberta Parks

Kananaskis.

Thin and generally weak snowpack widespread throughout the forecast area. Buried hazards are becoming an increasingly greater risk to your skis and knees so tread carefully.

Summary

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Temperatures on a slow rise to more seasonal values.Â 2cm new snow overnight at treeline and only trace amounts expected over next few days.Â Wind forecast is for Moderate to Strong values from the West

Avalanche Summary

No new observed or reported.

Snowpack Summary

Strong temperature gradient is resulting in faceting throughout the snowpack.

Problems

Persistent Slabs

Snowpack continues to weaken under the influence of a strong temperature gradient within a generally shallow layering.

Be aware of the potential for wide propagations due to the presence of hard windslabs.>Be aware of thin areas that may propogate to deeper instabilites.>

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

2 - 3

Valid until: Dec 10th, 2013 2:00PM