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Avalanche Forecast

Mar 19th, 2021–Mar 22nd, 2021
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Waterton Lakes.

The arrival of cooler weather this weekend will form a thick surface crust and stabilize the snowpack. Weather models vary for snowfall amounts on Monday, if we see more than 10cm be on the lookout for pockets of windslab.

Weather Forecast

Saturday: Sunny with cloudy periods and isolated wet flurries. Alpine High 3 C. Wind SW 20 km/h gusting to 70 km/h. Freezing level: 1600 metres.

Sunday: Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Alpine High -7 °C. Wind SW: 35 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Monday: Mainly cloudy with scattered flurries, up to 5 cm. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Snowpack Summary

A thick crust exists on the surface to ridgetop except on high north faces. This tops 30-50cm moist snow above of the Feb 14 facet layer which is above hard surfaces in most places. The remainder of the midpack is made up of dense moist facets and decomposing crusts, with early season ice crusts forming the base.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed

Confidence

Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Monday