Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 8th, 2012 9:05AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
swerner,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Good - -1
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Snow amounts up 5-10cm late in the day. Ridgetop winds 40-50km/hr from the SE. Freezing levels near 700m. Alpine temperatures near -3. Friday: Snow amounts near 5cm. Ridgetop winds 20-30km/hr from the South. Alpine temperatures near -9. Freezing levels 600m. Saturday: Mainly dry conditions. Ridgetop winds moderate from the SW. Freezing levels near 1000m. Another frontal system likely to move in by Sunday bringing light flurries.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Recently, warm temperatures created moist surface snow on sunny aspects and on all aspects at low elevations. Where a re-freeze has occurred, a crust now exists. Surface hoar (5mm) has been forming on that crust at treeline and below. Recent storm snow appears to bonding well. A facet layer which formed in mid-January has gained strength. It showed hard, resistant planar results in a compression test at treeline in the Hankin area on Sunday.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Winds are forecast to increase in strength and change direction. Wind slabs may be lurking behind ridges and terrain features.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 9th, 2012 3:00AM
