Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 16th, 2013 4:17PM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs and Storm Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
An additional 10-15cm is expected on Sunday with strong W winds in the alpine and cool temperatures. Monday and Tuesday remain cool with a few flurries and a mix of sun and cloud.
Snowpack Summary
20-40cm of storm slab sits over the previous surfaces at tree line and above. Previous moderate to strong W winds created soft and hard slabs on N and E aspects. Above 2400m the Oct 27 melt freeze crust exists near the base of the snowpack and continues to provide a good sliding layer. The base of the snowpack consists largely of facets.
Avalanche Summary
Several slabs have been observed in alpine areas over the past 36 hours up to size 2. At higher elevations these are running on either the Oct 27 melt freeze crust or at the storm snow interface. Cornices are growing and fragile and several natural and human triggered failures have been observed recently.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Storm Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 17th, 2013 4:00PM