Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 6th, 2023 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Loose Wet and Wind Slabs.
LG,
Avalanche Canada
As temps rise over the weekend watch for wet loose avalanches on on solar aspects. Dry snow can still be found on polar aspects and recent SW winds will have formed fresh windslab.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
There was a dry loose cycle earlier in the week to size 2. Avalanches were isolated to new snow.
Snowpack Summary
10-15cm of new snow from this week is becoming moist on solars at all elevations during the day. Strong re-freezes have been occurring overnight. Polar aspects still consist of dry snow above 1600 m. The January melt freeze crust is buried 60-100cm. Alpine and Treeline midpack is well settled and overlies basal facets and depth hoar. Below treeline, the Jan Crust overlies facets and depth hoar to ground.
Weather Summary
Friday
Alpine high +5 under clear skies. Winds moderate SW
Saturday
Alpine high of zero with broken skies. Moderate SW winds
Sunday
Alpine high of +5 with clear skies. Winds moderate SW.
Problems
Loose Wet
Aspects: East, South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Wind Slabs
Minimal dry snow is available for transport but thin windslabs are still possible in lee features.
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 9th, 2023 4:00PM
