Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Nov 28th, 2013 3:00PM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Persistent Slabs.

Alberta Parks mike.koppang, Alberta Parks

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. 

Summary

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

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

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed.

Snowpack Summary

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

Problems

Persistent Slabs

An icon showing 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

Valid until: Nov 29th, 2013 2:00PM