Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 24th, 2021 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
Darren Vonk,
Enjoy the good stability while you can!
Summary
Weather Forecast
A pretty stagnant air mass
Cloudy with sunny periods
Day time highs -10 with overnight lows -16
Winds will continue to stay light
Snowpack Summary
Continued surface faceting with cooler temperatures. Previous strong to extreme winds have stripped snow from all exposed terrain creating a lot of hard wind slabs and wind affected snow in open terrain below treeline to the alpine. The midpack is supportive. Decomposing surface hoar is found down 40cm to 80cm in isolated sheltered locations.
Avalanche Summary
No field teams out today. No new avalanches reported
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Confidence
The weather pattern is stable
Problems
Wind Slabs
Last weeks wind event scoured most alpine terrain. Watch for isolated slabs in lee features in the alpine
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
Use caution around thin to thick areas as potential trigger locations. Keep an eye out for buried surface hoar lurking in isolated sheltered locations below treeline.
- Dig down to find and test weak layers before committing to a line.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 25th, 2021 4:00PM
