Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 15th, 2020 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
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Good early season skiing can be found in sheltered locations where the crust is present and supportive. Caution for early season hazards like rocks and stumps just under the snow surface.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Monday: Isolated flurries. Alpine temperature: High -8 C. Ridge wind southwest: 10-30 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
Tuesday: Flurries. 11 cm. Alpine temps: Low -7 C, High 0 C. 20 km/h gusting to 60 km/h. FL: 2200 metres.
Wednesday: Cloudy with flurries.5 cm. Low -8 C, High -3 C. 15 km/h gusting to 65 km/h SW. FL: 1700 metres.
Snowpack Summary
Treeline has a snowpack of 40-60cm with overall supportive travel. The Nov. 4th rain crust exists up to 2600m depending on location in the forecast area. Steady SW winds have formed windslabs in Alpine and Treeline
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches observed or reported today.
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Problems
Wind Slabs
Constant SW winds may have created pockets of wind slab in the Alpine and Treeline.
- Be careful with wind loaded pockets while approaching and climbing ice routes.
- Use caution in lee areas. Recent wind loading have created wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 16th, 2020 4:00PM
