Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 16th, 2020 8:08AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
mike smallwood,
Parks Canada
A meter of snow this week in alpine and treeline fetches is available for slab formation. Evaluate route choices carefully
Summary
Weather Forecast
Light flurries today with little snow accumulation, light W wind and an alpine high of -14. A ridge of relatively high pressure starts to set up today and tomorrow with winds continuing light W, temperatures falling and flurries until skies start to clear on Tuesday.
Snowpack Summary
20cm new snow overnight with moderate W wind. 95cm this week. Variable layers of resistance and sun crusts isolated to steep SW aspects reported within the storm snow over a strong snowpack of mostly rounds.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous natural avalanches to size 2.5 from all aspects this week with dust running far. Natural activity decreased yesterday.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
- Watch for signs of instability such as whumphing and cracking.
- Use caution in lee areas. Recent wind loading has created wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 17th, 2020 8:00AM
