Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 5th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
isnowsell,
Avalanche Canada
Fresh snowfall is gradually accumulating over a supportive crust.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Roughly 10 to 30 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread, hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and thick enough to be supportive to travel on.
In the mid and lower snowpack, various weak layers persist in areas, however, triggering any of these layers is unlikely given the supportive crust above.
Weather Summary
Monday Night
Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy with 2 to 8 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with up to 8 cm of snow, south alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with trace snow amounts, south alpine winds 0 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.
- Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
Problems
Wind Slabs
New snow, accompanied by wind, continues to accumulate over a firm crust.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
Anywhere a supportive crust doesn't exist at or neer the surface, weak layers deep in the snowpack could still be human-triggered.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 6th, 2024 4:00PM
