Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
No new snow is forecast before the weekend. Temperatures will remain very cold and cooling further overnight to the -30C range at the icefields. Solar radiation will warm south facing slopes and add to the inversion which is already well established. Winds are generally light from the north and west.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack is well settled with a very supportive mid-pack above 1,900m. Within this elevation range a concerning weakness can be found consisting on surface hoar and or facetted grains. This may be found 30-70cm down. Currently a failure is hard to trigger. Solar facing slops below 1,900m are melting and a suncrust is forming.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanches were observed or reported. Visibility was excellent under blue skies. Solar radiation may trigger avalanches which are unanticipated by shivering ice climbers below.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable on Thursday
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3