Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 16th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Dry.
KT,
Avalanche Canada
10-15 cm of new snow is coming Tuesday night into Wednesday with moderate NW winds. Small reactive windslabs will be lurking on reverse-loaded features.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been observed as surface snow is refreezing.
Snowpack Summary
New snow is falling on top of a surface crust and a well-settled spring snowpack. Below treeline in the eastern areas of the park is generally below threshold for avalanches.
Weather Summary
Wed
Up to 15 cm by the end of today. Alpine high of -2°C. Wind N-NE increasing to 30-50 kph.
Tues
Scattered flurries with minimal accumulation. Alpine high of -2°C. Wind NE 10-20 kph.
Fri
Partly cloudy with isolated flurries. Alpine high of -2°C. Wind NE 20-30 kph.
For more info: Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
- Keep in mind the crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Dry
Most likely running on crust in steep areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 19th, 2024 4:00PM
