Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
Weather Forecast
A cold front forecast to pass over the area in Friday night will drop temperatures and bring some precipitation. Ahead of the front there could be some rain but as the temperatures drop there could be up to 10 cm of new snow. . Winds should die down and switch to the northeast with the passing of the front.
Snowpack Summary
Extreme SW winds over the last 24 hrs and warm temps have created hard slabs with the remainder of the snow from earlier this week. Gullies and wind loaded features have a series of windslabs with all wind exposed slopes scoured. The Faceted Crystals associated with the Nov Crusts are buried 50 to 70 cm, a weak layer that remains of interest.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been observed.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3