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Avalanche Forecast

Jan 5th, 2022–Jan 6th, 2022
Alpine
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate
Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be considerable
Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be considerable
Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Kananaskis.

Tomorrow looks like another good day to be out and about. Thin cloud and warmer temperatures will make for a nice day. 

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

Is it bad when -24 sounds warm? "Only" -24 overnight with a high of about -16 tomorrow. Morning cloud will gradually clear by mid afternoon. A few flurries are expected, but nothing to write home about. Winds will be light from the SW.

Avalanche Summary

A few minor loose dry "facalanches" were seen below cliffs. 

Snowpack Summary

30cm Storm snow now sits on top of the cold snap facets. There seems to be wide spread wind slabs (roughly 5cm thick) buried anywhere between 5-25cm in the Alpine and open Treeline. This is not showing any reactivity at this time.

Terrain and Travel

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
  • Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.

Avalanche Problems

Wind Slabs

Fresh snow along with winds continue to build windslabs

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood: Possible

Expected Size: 1 - 2

Persistent Slabs

Keep the recent avalanches in mind as you assess this layer. While not scary, or obvious at the moment, it is a problem that we will have to encounter and deal with one of these days. 

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Treeline, Below Treeline.

Likelihood: Possible

Expected Size: 2.5 - 3.5