Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Jan 4th, 2018 4:00PM

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

max darrah, Parks Canada

Jasper.

Fantastic ice climbing. Light snowfall through the weekend. Good skiing takes a careful eye.

Summary

Weather Forecast

Stable mild temperatures, freezing levels creeping up to treeline, pressure dropping towards the weekend, bringing moderate SW winds and light snowfall up to 10cm (over 72 hours).

Snowpack Summary

Isolated pockets of wind slab in alpine. Two distinct crusts are beginning to break down and are sitting in a relatively shallow and facetted snowpack. Field teams noticed widespread consistency in the surface form - yup, it's surface hoar.

Avalanche Summary

Isolated small loose snow avalanches occurred in steep alpine terrain with today's warming temps. Some larger sluffs triggered by skiers up to size 1.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain

Problems

Loose Dry

Expect point release sluffing from steep terrain.

Be cautious of sluffing in steep terrain.

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

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Wind Slabs

Be aware of steep gully features that may be loaded enough to release a small slab.

Approach steep lee and cross-loaded slopes with caution.