Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 2nd, 2025 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Deep Persistent Slabs.
Parks Canada,
Avalanche Canada
Nice weather and good skiing can be found where there is enough coverage.
Little change to the avalanche hazard is expected in the next few days.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
Several explosives triggered Deep Persistent Slabs, up to size 2, were reported by the ski hill on Wednesday. A good reminder that this problem is not going away, and triggering full depth avalanches is still a possibility.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 10cm of new snow has fallen with generally very light winds.
The snowpack is mostly made up of facets and ranges in depth from 60 to 120 cm at treeline and above. At the bottom of the snowpack there are multiple early season crusts with facets above and below.
Weather Summary
Friday
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: High -8 °C.
Light ridge wind.
Saturday
Cloudy with sunny periods.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: Low -12 °C, High -5 °C.
Ridge wind light to 15 km/h.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
- Be especially cautious as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
A variety of crusts with facets above and below exist at the bottom of the snowpack. These layers are going to be with us for a long time and pose a low probability, high consequence situation if triggered.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 3rd, 2025 4:00PM
