Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 17th, 2023 8:00AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Wet.
LG,
Avalanche Canada
Hazard for peak solar warming!!!
Avoid steep solar slopes in the afternoon as temps are forecast to rise through the weekend. Expect the most warming to take place in the east side of the park.
Summary
Confidence
Low
Avalanche Summary
Several natural wet loose to size 2 observed from the road this week
Snowpack Summary
5-10 cm of moist snow on solars, all elevations with a strong o/n refreeze. This new crust caps a 25cm windslab over an old melt freeze crust on solars and hard windslab on polars. The January melt freeze crust is buried 50-100cm. Alpine and Treeline midpack is well settled and overlies basal facets and depth hoar. Below treeline, the Jan Crust overlies facets and depth hoar to ground.
Weather Summary
Friday
Clear skies with alpine temps near zero. No precip and light winds
Saturday
Clear skies with alpine temps climbing to +1. No precip and light to mod winds
Sunday
Clear skies alpine temps +3. No precip and light winds
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Minimize exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Wet
Aspects: East, South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 18th, 2023 4:00PM
