Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 5th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Persistent Slabs.
isnowsell,
Avalanche Canada
A widespread surface crust is creating stable avalanche conditions, but is making travel challenging.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Trace amounts of dry snow have begun to accumulate atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.
In the midpack, a weak facet layer persists, but has become unlikely to trigger with a supportive crust above.
Areas in the east of the region are largely characterized by a shallow and faceted snowpack.
Weather Summary
Monday Night
Mostly clear with no precipitation, southeast alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southeast alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature - 10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Carefully evaluate big/extreme terrain features before committing to them, it's not full "go" time yet.
- Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
Problems
Persistent Slabs
In high alpine terrain where the surface crust may not exist or be unsupportive, persistent weak layers may remain human-triggerable.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 6th, 2024 4:00PM
