Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 24th, 2023 2:15PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Persistent Slabs.
mkoppang,
Avalanche Canada
Cold and clear will be the norm for the next few days until the high pressure begins to move out of the region. It's EARLY in the winter with a shallow snowpack.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
A few small loose dry slides from extreme terrain but these were very small in size only up to a sz 1.
Snowpack Summary
10-25cm of snow fell earlier in the week with lots of variety on depth based on location! Closer to the divide was less and the east side of the park saw a bit more snow. This new snow fell on a variety of snow surfaces from melt freeze crusts up to 2700m on solar aspects and older windslabs and facetted surfaces on polar aspects. Expect to encounter persistent slabs on lee aspects from winds earlier in the winter. These will be prominent along ridgelines and in gullies. Watch for triggering these slabs from thinner unsupported snowpack areas. Its still very early season out there with a generally low snowpack.
Weather Summary
Light winds out of the north will continue over the next few days with cool and clear skies. No new precipitation is expected for the next little while...
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be carefull with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
- Avoid terrain traps where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.
- Avoid lee and cross loaded slopes in the alpine.
Problems
Persistent Slabs
Slabs are reactive on the basal facets and possibly an intact crust at lower elevations.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 26th, 2023 2:00PM
