Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Nov 15th, 2020 4:00PM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is below threshold. 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

An icon showing 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

Likely

Expected Size

1 - 2

Valid until: Nov 16th, 2020 4:00PM