Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 1st, 2019 8:00AM
The alpine rating is below threshold, the treeline rating is below threshold, and the below treeline rating is below threshold.
Known problems include Loose Wet.
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Parks Canada
Spring conditions mean it's all about timing! Start and finish early to avoid slopes before the crusts break down!
Summary
Weather Forecast
Mainly sunny today, with a chance of convective clouds this afternoon. The alpine may reach -2 on polar aspects, freezing levels will rise above 2000m, and winds will stay light. High pressure and clear skies will linger until Wednesday, then we get back into a zonal flow from the SW. Thursday to Sunday we could see up to 40mm of precipitation.
Snowpack Summary
We are now into a spring melt freeze cycle. We have a strong surface crust this morning, after a cool, clear evening. Surface crusts will break down by mid-afternoon on steep solar aspects, and BTL. Dry snow can still be found on N'ly aspects above tree line and thin soft wind slabs exist on lee slopes.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the highway corridor, or reported from the backcountry yesterday. Small loose avalanches are possible on steep solar aspects with the strong solar impact today. Numerous glide cracks were opening up and failing at and below treeline, on solar aspects last week.
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