Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Feb 7th, 2012 8:52AM

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

pgoddard, Avalanche Canada

Northwest Inland.

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

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 5

Valid until: Feb 8th, 2012 3:00AM