Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Apr 8th, 2021 4:18PM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is moderate, and the below treeline rating is moderate. Known problems include Wind Slabs, Loose Dry and Loose Wet.

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Cornices are large and are generally sitting over the areas the best skiing can be found. The windslabs are building as I am writing this.

Summary

Weather Forecast

Friday mainly sunny with an alpine high of -2 and moderate to strong westerly winds.

Avalanche Canada's Mountain Weather Forecast is a great regional-scale resource for up-to-date weather information. SPOTWX is a good resource for local scale weather forecasts.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 15cm of new snow sits on a thick crust that exists to ridgetop except on high north faces. This tops a well consolidated snowpack with the lower half composed of dense facets and decomposing crusts, none of which have been reactive in snowpack tests or recent avalanches. Large cornices observed overhead where good skiing can be found.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches reported or observed.

Please consider submitting a MIN report if you see an avalanches.

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain

Problems

Wind Slabs

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New snow and strong winds at ridgetops and well down into the terrain.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, West, North West.

Elevations: All elevations.

Likelihood

Possible - Likely

Expected Size

1 - 2

Loose Dry

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  • Be careful of loose dry sluffing in steep, confined or exposed terrain.

Aspects: North, North East, East, North West.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible - Likely

Expected Size

1 - 1.5

Loose Wet

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Solar input on Friday could create loose wet avalanche out of steep solar terrain at treeline and below.

Aspects: South East, South, South West, West.

Elevations: Treeline, Below Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Valid until: Apr 11th, 2021 4:00PM