Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 7th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Persistent Slabs and Loose Wet.
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Avalanche Canada
Time to start getting up early for your ski objectives.You can find some soft snow on sheltered north facing runs.Solar slopes offer fast crust skiing in the morning and softer turns in the afternoon.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
Loose wet natural avalanche activity in the afternoons continues.
Snowpack Summary
5-10cm of soft snow can still be found in the shaded alpine. Solar aspects have multiple crusts within the upper 30 cm. A total of 20-40cm of snow now sits over the March 19th crust which is present everywhere except North aspects above 1900m. The Feb 3rd crust interface is down 30-90cm. Basal depth hoar and facets make up the bottom of the snowpack. HS ranges from 560 to 150cm.
Weather Summary
Monday: Cloudy skies and flurries at higher elevations. Southwest ridgetop winds will range from 35 to 50 km/h. Precip will be mainly on the windward side of the Rockies but some snow will drift across to the eastern slopes through the afternoon. Freezing levels will be 1800-2000 m.
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Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
- Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
- Avoid exposure to steep sun exposed slopes.
Problems
Persistent Slabs
This problem seems to be most active where the March 19th crust is not supportive over the Feb 3rd weak layer (down 30-90cm) of facets over a crust. Northerly aspects between 1900-2400m seem to be the problem area.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Wet
Spring sun is kicking a punch even through the clouds. Keep an eye out for changing surface snow conditions with different aspect and elevation.
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West, North West.
Elevations: Treeline, Below Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 8th, 2024 4:00PM
