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Avalanche Forecast

Mar 31st, 2024–Apr 1st, 2024
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
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
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be considerable
Treeline
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be considerable
Below Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be moderate
Alpine
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate
Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: East Kakwa, Kakwa, McGregor, North Rockies, Pine Pass, Sugarbowl, Tumbler.

Continue to practice safe travel habits in the backcountry.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported but information is limited.

Please consider submitting your observations to the MIN if you head to the backcountry.

Snowpack Summary

5 to 20 cm of recent snow sits on a hard melt-freeze crust except for shady high alpine slopes, where it sits on faceted snow over a hard crust. Thicker deposits may exist in lee terrain features near mountain tops.

A layer of weak faceted grains above a hard crust that formed in early February is buried about 50 to 110 cm deep. This layer is currently dormant.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. 35 to 45 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Monday

Increasing clouds. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy with 10 to 20 cm of snow or rain. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow or rain. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
  • Make observations and assess conditions continually as you travel.
  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.

Avalanche Problems

Wind Slabs

Pockets of wind slab may exist in terrain features immediately adjacent to ridges.

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

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood: Unlikely

Expected Size: 1 - 1.5