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Avalanche Forecast

Nov 28th, 2013–Nov 29th, 2013

Alpine

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

2: Moderate

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Kananaskis.

This is the time to go ice climbing as skiing is rather challenging/scary thin at the moment. The drought word is slowly beginning to be used around the forecasters office here.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Fridays weather looks to be much like a carbon copy of thursdays.Â No new snow, mix of sun and cloud and generally calm winds.Â The ddddddrought word is creeping into our vocabulary.Â

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed.

Snowpack Summary

Very little change over the past few days.Â Steep solar aspects have a sun crust and there is widespread surface hoar growth up to 15mm below 2300m.Â Cold temps facetting out the snowpack at lower elevations.Â

Avalanche Problems

Persistent Slabs

Avalanches initiated in the snowpack are likely to fail on the basal October crust and involve the entire winters snowpack.

Be aware of the potential for wide propagations due to the presence of hard windslabs.>Be aware of thin areas that may propogate to deeper instabilites.>Avoid thin, rocky or sparsely-treed slopes.>

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size: 2 - 5