Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Apr 18 – 19, 2022Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

A small snow storm will increase the ski quality throughout the next couple days. Watch out for freshly formed windslabs on immediate lee features.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1.5–2.5

    Windslabs can be found in the alpine along ridgelines and in gullied terrain. Watch for these slabs overlying a crust on solar aspects. 

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Monday in to Tuesday should see 10cm of snow with Moderate SW winds and freezing levels rising to 1800M. Cloudy skies throughout  

Avalanche Summary

No new observed or reported today

Snowpack Summary

Valley bottom is a typical spring snowpack with several crusts offering good travel. At about 2250m the crusts start to peter out and the snow pack feels much more wintery. On south aspects the crusts continue much higher, but on the more polar aspects the crusts eventually give way to a well settled snow pack with isolated windslabs in immediate lee areas.

Terrain and Travel

  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.

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