Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 9th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
dsaly,
Avalanche Canada
Check for pockets of wind slab around steep and high-consequence features.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate -
Weather Forecast
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries, trace to 5 cm. Light west wind. Cold overnight temperatures, ridgetop low -10 C.
Sunday: Bands of convective moisture producing localized flurries up to 10 cm. Light northwest wind. Daytime freezing levels reaching 1200 m and ridgetop high -2 C.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with sunny breaks. Moderate east wind. Ridgetop high -2 C.
Tuesday: Cloudy with isolated flurries. Moderate east wind. Ridgetop high -2 C.
Avalanche Summary
Rapid warming triggered several wet loose and wet slab avalanches to size 1.5 around the region Wednesday through Friday. The snowpack has since cooled and avalanche activity is unlikely, but re-frozen debris could be a real travel hazard.
Snowpack Summary
A dusting of flurries has covered a crust on all aspects and elevations. Wind has redistributed loose snow into gullies and depressions with pocket wind slabs below steep, open features.
Multiple crusts exist in the upper snowpack. The mid and lower snowpack are well settled.
Terrain and Travel
- Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Fresh snow will not bond well to the old surface. Check for reactive slabs around steep and high-consequence slopes.
Aspects: North, North East, East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 10th, 2022 4:00PM
