Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 26th, 2017 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Storm Slabs, Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
15cm of storm snow with a further 15 to 20 cm forecasted overnight for Sunday. Snow to continue through until Tuesday afternoon. Cool alpine Temperatures up to -5. Strong to Moderate SW winds with gusty extreme winds to accompany this the remainder of the storm cycle.
Snowpack Summary
30cm of recent storm snow over a 10cm hard crust with more coming. A persistent slab between 40cm - 150cm thick sits on the Halloween Crust, low in the snowpack. This crust can be found up to 2,700m depending on its location. Wind and storm slabs likely exist in the upper alpine.
Avalanche Summary
Field team on Sunday monitoring growing storm slab over the Black Friday crust down 35cms. No new avalanches observed on the crust but visibility poor above TL. On Nov. 22nd a field team remote triggered 3 simultaneous size 2 persistent slabs 60-150m away on either side of the wind scoop at parkers ridge.
Confidence
Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
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Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
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Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 27th, 2017 4:00PM