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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 9th, 2016–Jan 10th, 2016

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Glacier.

Just because the bulletin is green doesn't mean there is nothing to think about out there. Big objectives are being thrown down but they are done safely by maintaining safe travel techniques and smart terrain management.

Weather Forecast

There will be very little change in the weather over the next few days. Expect thin high cloud with sunny breaks, and with some random flurries adding a little sparkle to the air. Temps will range from -15 to -8 with light northerly winds at ridgetop.

Snowpack Summary

6cm of light snow over the past week buried a variety of surfaces. On steep S to SW aspects it covers a sun crust and surface hoar. On other aspects it overlies 10-15cm of loose faceted snow. In wind-exposed alpine areas it may hide old, thin windslabs. Below this sits a very strong and settled snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

There have been no new natural avalanches observed in the past few days. Earlier this week loose avalanches were triggered by wind-loading from extreme terrain on north aspects, running into avalanches fans. Skiers and snowboarders continue to trigger small sluffs on steep terrain.

Confidence

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.