Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
The potential is there to have a widespread loose wet avalanche cycle in the afternoons at the height of the day time warming and solar input.
Weather Forecast
Thurs:Sun and cloud. Alp low -4. Freeze level 2000m. Mod NE winds
Fri:Sun and cloud. Alp high 0. Freeze level 2100m. Mod NE winds
Sat:Mostly sun. Alp high 6. Freeze level 2800m
Avalanche Canada's Mountain Weather Forecast is a great regional-scale resource for up-to-date weather information. SPOTWX is a good resource for local scale weather forecasts.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 30cm of recent snow at treeline and above with minimal wind effect. This sits on a supportive crust that exists to ridgetop except on high north faces. Overall a well consolidated snowpack with the lower half composed of dense facets and decomposing crusts, which haven't produced test results or recent avalanches.
Avalanche Summary
No new slab avalanches reported or observed. Some pin wheeling was observed terrain below 1500m.Â
Please consider submitting a MIN report if you see an avalanches.
Confidence
Freezing levels are uncertain on Friday
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Isolated wind slabs at ridge tops from recent moderate winds.
Aspects: North, North East, East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Loose Dry
Recent low density snow has produced small loose dry avalanches in steep north facing terrain.
- Be careful of loose dry sluffing in steep, confined or exposed terrain.
Aspects: North, North East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Loose Wet
Forecasted freezing levels coming into the weekend have the potential to produce a widespread loose wet cycle and historically this is when some of the deeper instabilities have been know to make a resurgence.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Treeline, Below Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2