Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Kananaskis.
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
On odd thing to write in March, but expect another cold snap. Friday night/saturday morning's low could be s low as -32 on the Spray Rd!! To make it even stranger, we are expecting a bit of snow as the temperature falls. Not much, but about 5cm is expected. Calm winds throughout the week end.
Avalanche Summary
Nothing reported today.
Snowpack Summary
We continue to loose strength in our entire snowpack. All elevations and aspects have felt the effects of the cold. In alpine and treeline areas this has helped to a certain degree. Slabs have been weakened and are becoming less "triggerable". Yet, at the same time, the same faceting process is making those thick/thin transitional areas more sensitive. It's an interesting balance, one that is shifting daily. We've seen some large, full depth avalanches lately that are giving us hints towards the slow, but steady change in the alpine. Treeline and below are more straight forward. The snowpack has basically lost it's entire structure.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Loose Dry
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 1.5 - 3