Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Dec 1st, 2019 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
shorton,
Avalanche Canada
A succession of storms will bring new snow and increase avalanche danger this week.
Summary
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY NIGHT: Scattered flurries with up to 5 cm of new snow, 30-40 km/h wind from the southwest, alpine high temperatures around -5 C.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries and trace amounts of new snow, 30-50 km/h wind from the west, freezing level climbing to 1000 m with alpine high temperatures around -2 C.
TUESDAY: Cloudy with scattered flurries and 10-30 cm of snow, 30-60 km/h wind from the southwest, freezing level around 1000 m and alpine high temperatures around -1 C.
WEDNESDAY: 30-50 cm of new snow, 40-80 km/h wind from the southwest, freezing level fluctuating between 1000 and 1200 m.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported. If you see anything (or if you don't) while out in the field, please consider sharing that information with us and fellow recreationists via the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
Snowpack Summary
Recent reports describe a shallow snowpack across the region (see photos from these recent MIN reports). Surface snow in the alpine consists of hard wind pressed snow above a hard crust. Snow depths in the alpine range between 30 to 150 cm depending on the amount of wind affect. Snow depths taper quickly with elevation and there is little to no snow below 1600 m.
Valid until: Dec 2nd, 2019 4:00PM
