Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Light snow flurries may sporadically spread 5 - 10cm over the forecast area overnight. Cloudy skies and occasional flurries will continue through the weekend with a clearing trend beginning on Monday. This could arrive earlier or stall for a few extra days of clouds.
Snowpack Summary
Light snow flurries overnight did not add much load to the snowpack. There is about 30cm overtop of the Feb 10 interface which has surface facets and surface hoar from the previous cold weather. This seems to be most prevalent from treeline into the lower alpine elevations. Below tree line there is a supportive yet shallow mid-pack over facets.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanches were observed in the icefields area today. Wednesday's patrol in the Maligne area produced a size 2 slab that was :35m wide, 60m long, on a NE aspect 38 degree slope just above treeline on the Feb 10 surface hoar/facet layer. Stability tests showed moderate sudden planar/sudden collapse on this layer.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 2 - 3
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2