Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 7th, 2012 8:52AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
pgoddard,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain
Weather Forecast
Wednesday: Cloud building by afternoon, with a few flurries possible. Southerly winds increasing by afternoon. Freezing level around 800m.Thursday/Friday: A few cm snow each day. Moderate southerly winds. Freezing level around 900m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Recently, warm temperatures created moist surface snow on sunny aspects and on all aspects at low elevations. Where a re-freeze has occurred, a crust now exists. Recent storm snow appears to bonding well. A facet layer which formed in mid-January has gained strength. It showed hard, resistant planar results in a compression test at treeline in the Hankin area on Sunday.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Winds are forecast to increase in strength and change direction. Wind slabs may be lurking behind ridges and terrain features.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 8th, 2012 3:00AM
