Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Feb 11th, 2012 8:00AM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Wind Slabs and Cornices.

catherine brown, Parks Canada

Glacier.

Light flurries are possible today with light ridge top winds and alpine temperatures around -3.

Summary

Problems

Wind Slabs

Moderate to strong winds earlier in the weak formed breakable to hard slabs in the alpine and open TL slopes. Watch for touchy thin slabs on convex rolls and areas of down flow winds. A skier was pushed by a small slide on Wed in cliff terrain.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Cornices

Cornices are large, and are unpredictable. Watch for these overhead hazards. Recent large cornice failures have not all produced slab avalanches. Hard masses of cornices have fallen as size 2.5 to 3.0 fast moving avalanches running onto fans.

Aspects: North, North East, East.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 3

Valid until: Feb 12th, 2012 8:00AM