Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 15th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
jpercival,
Avalanche Canada
Start with smaller features to evaluate the bonding of the new snow before advancing or committing to larger terrain.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported at the time of publishing on Thursday.
A few large (size 2) wind slab avalanches were triggered with explosives in the south on Monday.
A rider accidentally triggered a small wind slab avalanche below treeline near Window Mountain on February 11th. The wind slab had formed further downslope than normal.
Snowpack Summary
10 to 20 cm of light, dry snow fell near the Continental Divide on Tuesday with less as you go west.
Previous moderate to strong southwest wind and current light to moderate northeast wind have developed wind slabs on all aspects and at all elevations. In sheltered spots, expect 30 to 50 cm over the thick rain crust from early February.
Below this crust, the shallow faceted snowpack is generally well consolidated. There are two crust layers, one in the midpack and another near the base of the snowpack, that have been unreactive.
Weather Summary
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, light flurries 1 to 5 cm. 15 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
Friday
Clear skies. 15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Saturday
Clear skies. 15 to 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy skies, light flurries, 1-5 cm. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind slabs may have formed further down the slope than normal, even halfway down.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 16th, 2024 4:00PM
