Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Feb 5th, 2024 4:00PM

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

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Fresh snowfall is gradually accumulating over a supportive crust.

Summary

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Snowpack Summary

Roughly 10 to 30 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread, hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and thick enough to be supportive to travel on.

In the mid and lower snowpack, various weak layers persist in areas, however, triggering any of these layers is unlikely given the supportive crust above.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Tuesday

Cloudy with 2 to 8 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with up to 8 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, south alpine winds 0 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
  • Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.

Problems

Wind Slabs

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New snow, accompanied by wind, continues to accumulate over a firm crust.

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 1.5

Persistent Slabs

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Anywhere a supportive crust doesn't exist at or neer the surface, weak layers deep in the snowpack could still be human-triggered.

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Unlikely

Expected Size

1.5 - 3

Valid until: Feb 6th, 2024 4:00PM

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