Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 23rd, 2016 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
snow safety,
Parks Canada
Rain, clouds, poor overnight recovery do not leave many reaching for skis. Isothermal snow and wet avalanches seem likely.
Summary
Weather Forecast
A couple of cooler days are forecast with rainy bits and poor overnight recovery. The snowline is expected to be about treelinish moving up and down throughout the day. Expect lots of isothermal snow.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack is enduring repeated freeze/thaw cycles with very high overnight freezing levels the past few nights. Avalanche danger predominantly relates to temperature, sun affect, rain and surface crust integrity under these conditions (spring).
Avalanche Summary
Some larger avalanches to 2.5 were noted yesterday in Yoho above treeline in the highway corridor.
Confidence
Valid until: Apr 24th, 2016 4:00PM
