Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 17th, 2019 4:06PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
shorton,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear skies, light north wind, alpine temperatures drop to -10 C.MONDAY: Sunny with increasing cloud later in the day, light to moderate northwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -8 C.TUESDAY: Cloudy with light flurries, accumulations up to 5 cm, moderate northwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -10 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light north wind, alpine high temperatures around -8 C.
Avalanche Summary
No significant avalanche activity has been reported over the weekend. A few small (size 1) wind slabs were observed in alpine terrain on Sunday, and loose dry avalanches were triggered in steep terrain. On Saturday and Friday, several small (15-30 cm thick) soft slabs were triggered by skiers on north and east aspects around 2000 m.
Snowpack Summary
10-30 cm of low density snow sits above old hard surfaces including wind-affected snow and crusts. The low density snow may sluff easily above crusts on steep south-facing slopes, and has possibly formed some thin wind slabs in the alpine. The lower snowpack is strong and settled. See this MIN report for photos from Spearhead Glacier.
Valid until: Feb 18th, 2019 2:00PM
