Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
Give the new snow time to settle and be aware that this recent snowfall may be hiding hazards such as stumps and rocks.
Weather Forecast
Thurs: 10-15cm of snow with a 1500m freezing level. Light SW wind
Avalanche Canada's Mountain Weather Forecast is a great regional-scale resource for up-to-date weather information. Here you'll find snow amounts, freezing levels and other aspects of weather important to assessing conditions
SPOTWX is a good resource for local scale weather forecasts.
Snowpack Summary
10-15cm of new snow is expected thursday. This will create storm slabs which sit over old wind slabs on all but north facing slopes in the alpine. Mid snowpack is well consolidated with multiple decomposing crusts found near the base of the snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
No recent reports.
Please consider submitting a MIN report if you see an avalanches.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
Evaluate the bond between the new snow and underlying hard surface before exposing yourself to bigger terrain features. Storm slabs will transition to wind slabs as the winds increase on Friday.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Loose Dry
- Be careful of loose dry sluffing in steep, confined or exposed terrain.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5