Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 21st, 2017 3:51PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
mgrist,
Avalanche Canada
Be alert to conditions that change with elevation. Lots of rain at lower elevations might mean lots of snow up high.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Sunday
Weather Forecast
Unsettled weather and slightly warmer than seasonal temperatures for Sunday; a mix of sun and cloud for early next week. SUNDAY: Up to 15cm Saturday overnight into Sunday at higher elevations. Mainly cloudy with flurries possibly bringing an additional 5-10 cm during the day. Moderate southeasterly wind and freezing level around 1200m. Alpine high temperatures to -2 Celsius. MONDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods. Winds light northerly and freezing level around 1300m. TUESDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods. Winds light northwesterly and freezing level around 1000m.
Avalanche Summary
No new observed.
Snowpack Summary
At treeline elevations (1200m) and above, 20-35cm of heavy snow from Thursday-Friday sits on the rain-soaked snow from last week's warmup. This new snow is bonding well to the previous rain-soaked snow surface. At alpine elevations fresh wind slabs could be touchy, especially if we do get as much snow as some forecasts suggest (up to 25cm by Sunday afternoon). The cooling trend early next week is expected to stabilize the snowpack - locking up the moist snow at treeline and below. The mid and lower snowpack are well settled and stable.
Problems
Storm Slabs
If you do encounter areas with >20 cm new snow, rein in your terrain use as storm slabs may also trigger deeper, weaker layers.
Minimize overhead exposure during periods of heavy loading from new snow, wind.Minimize exposure to overhead avalanche terrain, large avalanches may reach run out zones.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 22nd, 2017 2:00PM
