Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Dec 13th, 2017 3:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Cloudy. Alpine temperatures near -8 and freezing levels at valley bottom. Ridgetop winds light from the west.Friday: New snow up to 5 cm. Alpine temperatures near -7. Ridgetop winds moderate from the southwest.Saturday: Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -8. Ridgetop winds light with strong gusts from the west.Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for more details.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed on Tuesday.Please submit your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
A variety of snow surfaces exist throughout the region. Isolated yet stubborn, small wind slabs may be found on varying aspects in the alpine from Tuesday’s wind event. In sheltered treeline and below treeline terrain, feathery surface hoar and surface facets (sugary snow) exist, likely providing decent riding conditions.Roughly 30-60 cm below the surface you'll likely find a hard crust that was buried near the end of November. This crust is approximately 30 cm thick and extends from 1600 m to mountain top on all aspects. Below this crust, the snowpack is moist to ground. Average snowpack depths at treeline elevations in the region range from 70-110 cm.
Valid until: Dec 14th, 2017 2:00PM
