Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 15th, 2012 8:11AM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Confidence
Good
Weather Forecast
Warm temps and chinook flow to continue for another 24-48hrs. Up to 10cm of new snow is forecast for Saturday evening but forecasts still have strong SW winds during this time. Avalanche danger will be slow to change until we get the next major storm.
Avalanche Summary
No new observations over the past 24hrs.
Snowpack Summary
Little change over the past few 24hrs. Few cms of snow along the divide but the strong SW continued to redistribute this snow onto lee features building persistent slabs. Nov 6th crust is now down 30-50cm at treeline elevations. Still minimal snowcover at lower elevations.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 16th, 2012 8:00AM