Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Kananaskis.
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
The warming trend will continue through tonight and into tomorrow. Overnight lows will be -2 at 2200m. Tomorrow it will hit 0° at 1600m with a mix of sun and cloud. No snow and only light winds are expected.
Avalanche Summary
A few loose dry avalanches may have come down in the last 24 hours, but it is hard to say exactly how old these are. Regardless, most of them were small and in steep alpine terrain. Some minor pinwheeling was noted today.
Snowpack Summary
Surface hoar growth continues with the cold, clear and calm weather. It is not clear yet how widespread this latest surface hoar is. The snowpack has lost a lot of its strength through facetting, especially near the surface. So far none of the crusts or storm interface from last week have woken up, and appear to be hanging in there for the time being. Having said that, it does feel like the the deeper layers could wake up with even a slight change in conditions.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Loose Dry
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2