Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Kananaskis.
Confidence
Good - Freezing levels are uncertain
Weather Forecast
Light flurries expected on Tuesday with with winds out of the NW. Freezing levels will reach 1900m. Wednesday should bring warmer temperatures, strong winds and a mix of sun and cloud.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous sluffs up to size 1.5 in the past 24 hours. A few slab avalanches up to size 2.0 have also been observed in last 24-48 hours. Most avalanches are occurring on steeper slopes in the alpine, some on N and E aspects and solar triggered slides on the southerly aspects.
Snowpack Summary
5 to 20cm of recent storm snow fell on previously formed crusts. Buried crusts are present on all aspects except above 2100m on N aspects. Moist snow today on solar aspects in the afternoon which will form new surface crusts overnight.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 4
Loose Wet
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3