Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Jan 30 – 31, 2013Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Cold air has moved on and and forecast area is warm and windy with more to come - this translates into more suspect skiing conditions until we see some new snowfall - not all bad though - still some pockets of good skiing available.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–4
    30-40cm thick hard windslabs are being encountered on north to southeast aspects at treeline and above. Expect wide propagations due to the hard nature of these slabs.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible - Likely
    Size
    1–3
    A mix of hard and soft slabs present on north to southeast aspects at treeline and above.Thickness varies considerably.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Moderate winds will be predominantly from the NW with milder air continuing to push the cold arctic air to the east of us.  Some dribs and drabs of new snow over the next few days is all that is in the forecast - total accumulations of about 5cm.

Avalanche Summary

No new observed or reported.

Snowpack Summary

Warm and windy with very light flurries through the day - minimal accumulations.  Some minor redistribution along ridge tops onto n and E asp.  Midpack in thin snpk area <1m deep steadily Fc ing.

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