Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 24th, 2019 8:00AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
percy woods,
Parks Canada
The snowpack is generally stable. Watch for solar triggered thin surface slides on steep South facing terrain if prolonged sun occurs today
Summary
Weather Forecast
Sunny with cloudy periods and light easterly ridge winds and an alpine high of -13C. Colder temperatures are sliding south again bringing alpine highs of -16C for Monday and -18C for Tuesday before temperatures moderate on Wednesday.
Snowpack Summary
15cm of settled snow resides on old wind slabs in the alpine. In sheltered areas the recent snow is covering surface hoar and facets. A crust on steep solar aspects makes for difficult traveling conditions, both uphill and down. The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong. Surface faceting is softening old ski tracks.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed or recorded.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Problems
Wind Slabs
Windslab in the alpine presently appears to be more of a ski quality issue than an avalanche problem. However given the right location (steep, rocky, thin snowpack feature etc.) it may still be possible to trigger the slab.
Use caution above cliffs where small avalanches may have severe consequences.Avoid thin, rocky or unsupported slopes.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 25th, 2019 8:00AM
