Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Mar 20 – 21, 2020Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Sun
Mon
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Colder temperatures are on the way. Good skiing can still be found on sheltered polar aspects Tree line and below. Keep your activities mellow and finish early. Now is not the time to get into complicated situations.

Avalanche problems

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    2–3.5

    This problem will require a large trigger, thin spots or rapid day time warming.

Weather Forecast

Saturday: Cloudy with sunny periods. High -8 No new snow expected. Freezing levels at Valley bottom

Sunday: Cloudy with isolated flurries. HIgh -7 with 30km/h SW winds

Monday: Snow. Up to 10cm of snow High -4 Gusty SW winds to 40km/h Freezing levels to Valley bottom

More detailed forecast at: Mountain weather forecast

Snowpack Summary

Snowpack continues to settle due to Diurnal conditions. Scoured from previous winds. Old hard slabs exists in the alpine and open tree line. More confidence in the southern snowpack. Cornices remain an overhead hazard,

The mornings can provide good travel on the melt freeze crust. By early afternoon the crust will start to break down.

Avalanche Summary

A road patrol down highway 93 noted a few wet loose avalanches to size 1.5 out of TL and below on solar aspects. Water running on cliff bands that are in direct sunlight also observed in the Maligne lake road area.

Confidence

Regions covered