Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Thursday through to Saturday will have scattered flurries and minimal precipitation accumulation. The freezing level should reach 2000m by the afternoon with the possibility of it only going as low as 1600m on Thursday evening. A small pulse of snow is possible Thursday evening. Temperatures will cool Saturday.
Snowpack Summary
Windslabs exist on lee aspects of exposed ridgecrests above treeline with a dusting of snow overtop. There are buried temperature crusts below 2100m and sun crusts on steep solar aspects at various elevations. Cornices are big. Overall the snowpack is solid underfoot. Below 1800m the snow is getting thinner and melting fast.
Avalanche Summary
Several moist size 2 point releases on solar aspects linked to daytime warming. A couple of semi-recent large cornice drops with no avalanches initiated below have been observed.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 2 - 3
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3