Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Nov 29th, 2015 3:20PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Loose Wet and Storm Slabs.

jonas hoke, Parks Canada

Waterton Lakes.

Good early season skiing if you can fight your way out of the valley bottom. Watch for increased avalanche activity as overnight low temperatures increase, particularly if there is no overnight freeze.

Summary

Weather Forecast

Continued clear skies and light winds into the week, with overnight lows on the rise.

Snowpack Summary

Recent surface hoar growth of up to 10mm in the valley bottoms. Watch for isolated pockets of soft storm slab in the alpine and at treeline, from last weeks post frontal winds. Otherwise the shallow early season snowpack is generally well settled, with no notable weak layers.

Avalanche Summary

Isolated loose snow avalanches up to size 1.0 have been observed in the past 48hrs on steep solar aspects.

Confidence

Due to the number of field observations

Problems

Loose Wet

Early season hazards such as rocks, trees and stumps are still visible.Use caution above cliffs where small avalanches may have severe consequences.

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size

1 - 1

Storm Slabs

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

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Valid until: Dec 2nd, 2015 4:00PM