Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Alpine temps will remain cool with freezing level of 1200m. Scattered flurries will bring another 4cm and moderate to strong SW winds will redistribute the storm snow onto lee slopes up high. Light precipitation, moderate west winds and cool temps expected to mid-week.
Snowpack Summary
Wind effected snow at and above treeline, with windslab on lee features. Near surface crusts will be lurking under 10cm+/- snow below 1700m. Feb 27th layer down 70cm has been most reactive on solar slopes. Feb 10th interface down 120cm+/- may react in a step down type slide where the extra load wakes it up. Cornices are large, fragile and failing.
Avalanche Summary
Three skier accidental thin surface slabs were triggered in the Balu Pass area yesterday on easterly aspect. These slides were composed of the surface slab, 10-15cm deep, 50-60m wide and ran 50m+. 4 slides in the size 1.5 range observed in the highway corridor.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3