Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
A weak system will bring flurries today and slightly milder temps, with alpine temps ranging from -16'C to -13'C, and light SW winds. Friday will be similar but we should see a bit of sun with flurries. Over the weekend expect a mix of sun and cloud with alpine highs of -10'C and generally light SE winds.
Snowpack Summary
Earlier this week, strong N'ly winds hammered exposed slopes at treeline and above. Widespread windslabs exist in most of the alpine. At treeline and below the Dec 26 surface hoar layer is down 20-50cm and field teams have reported that it is becoming reactive. The Dec 18 facet layer is down 80cm and the Nov 13 crust is down 1.5 - 2 metres.
Avalanche Summary
Yesterday skiers accidentally triggered a size 1.5 windslab on a SW aspect at 2350m (see their MIN for details). In the region there were several similar reports of triggerable windslabs up to 50cm deep. There have been no natural avalanches observed in the park for a few days. In addition there have been reports of cornices failing.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3