Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Jan 26th, 2013 8:21AM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is moderate, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Wind Slabs and Storm Slabs.

mike.koppang, Alberta Parks

Kananaskis.

Variable skiing out there right now. Be prepared for tricky ski conditions when making the transition from the alpine to treeline. MM

Summary

Weather Forecast

Cooler northwestern flow bringing unsettled weather. There may be some light precip throughout the day, mostly from convective activity. Temperatures will remain cool in the alpine with moderate winds from the SW & W.

Avalanche Summary

No new observations from last 24 hrs.

Snowpack Summary

Storm snow from the last storm has been redistributed into soft slabs on lee features. More prevalent in the alpine near ridgecrests. Treeline and below has 10-15 HN sitting on top of hard slabs on most aspects. Valley bottom is facetted yet still supportive in most areas.

Problems

Wind Slabs

30-40cm thick hard windslabs are being encountered on north to southeast aspects at treeline and above. Expect wide propagations due to the hard nature of these slabs.

Be aware of thin areas that may propagate to deeper instabilites.>

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

2 - 4

Storm Slabs

Avoid cross loaded features.>Avoid freshly wind loaded features.>

Aspects: North, North East, East.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Likely - Very Likely

Expected Size

1 - 3

Valid until: Jan 27th, 2013 2:00PM