Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 6th, 2019 4:03PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
swerner,
Avalanche Canada
Wind slabs have formed on a variety of aspects due to shifting winds. Natural avalanche activity has tapered off but human triggered avalanches remain possible.
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable on Thursday
Weather Forecast
Increasing cloud cover and light snowfall amounts are forecast with the incoming weather system. The weekend will remain cold.THURSDAY: Cloudy with isolated flurries. Alpine temperatures near -7 with light ridgetop winds from the northwest.FRIDAY: Cloudy with snow amounts 5-10 cm. Alpine temperatures near -10 and ridgetop winds moderate from the northeast.SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -20 and ridgetop winds moderate from the northeast.
Avalanche Summary
On Tuesday, a few skier triggered wind slabs and one natural wind slab up to size 2 were reported. These were mostly triggered from North through East aspects from 1600-2200 m. Natural avalanche activity has tapered off but wind slabs are still reactive to light loads like a person.
Snowpack Summary
Alpine terrain is heavily wind affected to varying degrees on all aspects. The 40-50 cm of new snow from last weekend has been redistributed initially by strong southwesterly winds and now northerly outflow winds. This sits on a crust on all aspects except north and possibly a mixture of weak feathery surface hoar or sugary facets in isolated sheltered terrain at treeline and below. The remainder of the snowpack is generally well-settled.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Shifting winds has formed stiff wind slabs on a variety of aspects.
Watch for signs of instability such as whumpfing, or cracking. Be cautious as you transition into wind affected terrain.Be careful with wind loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and roll-overs.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 7th, 2019 2:00PM
