Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 11th, 2013 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Storm Slabs, Loose Dry and Cornices.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Clear skies should greet us tomorrow morning. Then another storm is lined up to pass through the forecast region Friday evening, delivering 10-15cm of snow with moderate westerly winds and freezing levels below 1300m.
Snowpack Summary
We received 10-15cm overnight, accompanied by moderate to strong SW winds. This will have developed into soft slabs in the alpine. Expect the slabs to be touchy for the next day or two. These slabs overlay 10-30cm of previous storm snow, which rest on suncrusts on solar aspects and facetted snow on polar aspects.
Avalanche Summary
Touchy soft slabs in the Lake Louise area and up highway 93N were reported in the immediate lees of ridgecrests. Slabs were on average 10-15cm thick, but in some cases up to 30cm thick.
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
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Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 12th, 2013 4:00PM