Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Dec 13th, 2024 2:15PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
Kananaskis,
Avalanche Canada
With a snowpack like this, there's no excuse to not have your holiday shopping wrapped up by Sunday. There may be good skiing out there in very sheltered areas, but expect a thin and largely unsupportive snowpack.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed.
Snowpack Summary
Lots of wind slabs out there in the alpine and treeline. Most are limited to crossloaded gullies and immediate lee areas, however there are some areas at treeline that have seen more widespread wind loading (Tent Ridge for example). You can also expect to find laminated, multi layer wind slabs. A real potpourri of wind slab out there. The Dec crust is out there, but hasn't had enough load to be an issue yet. And lastly, who can forget the Oct crust? Yes, this is still there and perhaps our biggest concern. It is still a layer to be concerned with, especially in thin snowpack areas.
Weather Summary
Wish there was better news...
No significant snow for tomorrow. In fact there's no snow forecast for the next few days. Crickets out there. Temperatures are mild with overnight lows around -10, and high of -6 for tomorrow. Winds will gently blow out of the south west.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.
- Avoid steep terrain that is rocky and thin.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Windslabs are common in alpine areas. Watch for this areas around the "lens" of windslabs where it will be more likely to trigger this weakness. Any failure will likely step down and involve the entire winters snowpack.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
If triggered the surface wind slabs may step down to this layer and involve the entire winters snowpack.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Dec 14th, 2024 3:00PM
