Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 8th, 2021 3:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
matt,
Avalanche Canada
Blue skies and Moderate ratings encourage boldness. Remember to inspect the snowpack regularly and make smart terrain choices. Well supported and sheltered terrain will offer good skiing.
Summary
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
We're on a roll. Another nice day is expected tomorrow, although the morning will be chilly. -18C as a low and -8C as a high. Alpine winds will increase slightly, but for the most part they will be calm down low. And of course the trade off for blue skies is no new snow.
Avalanche Summary
Nothing new was seen today.
Snowpack Summary
The overnight temps were in the -20's last night (Thursday night) and kickstarted the surface faceting and surface hoar growth. The top 20cm is low density and offers good skiing in treeline areas. In valley bottoms the surface hoar is growing, up to 10mm in places. Our trip today was near Purple Knob. We only travelled up to treeline, but noticed a variable depth snowpack. In many places it was only 60-80cm with a poor base. In the deeper areas the midpack was solid feeling with some noticeable buried windslabs.Â
Terrain and Travel
- Avoid areas where the snow feels stiff and/or slabby.
- Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and wind exposure.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Lots of variability on these windslabs. They are isolated at treeline and below, but more reactive in shallow, previously cross loaded areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 9th, 2021 3:00PM
