Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Kakwa, Kakwa, McGregor, North Rockies, Pine Pass, Renshaw, Robson, Sugarbowl, Tumbler.
A widespread surface crust is creating stable avalanche conditions, but is making travel challenging.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
A surface crust of varying thickness exists at all elevations. In some areas, up to 10 cm of dry snow may have buried this crust.
A layer of facets formed during the January cold snap exists down 30 to 60 cm.
In areas east of the Divide the snowpack is shallow and faceted with depths of 60 to 100 cm around treeline.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
Mostly clear with no precipitation, northeast alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -6 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, east alpine winds 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, southwest alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Carefully evaluate big/extreme terrain features before committing to them, it's not full "go" time yet.
- Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
Avalanche Problems
Persistent Slabs
In high alpine terrain where the surface crust may not exist or be unsupportive, persistent weak layers may remain human-triggerable.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 2.5