Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 13th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
rbuhler,
Avalanche Canada
A widespread melt-freeze crust now caps the snowpack and no lingering avalanche problems are expected. However, if any areas exceed the forecast snowfall amounts, watch for new wind slab formation in exposed terrain.
Summary
Confidence
Weather Forecast
The warm air exits the region Sunday overnight. A weak storm system is expected to bring light snowfall for Monday morning before clearing in the afternoon.
Sunday night: Mainly cloudy, moderate to strong SW wind, freezing levels falling to around 800 m.
Monday: Light snow in the morning up to 5 cm, sunny in the afternoon, moderate NW wind, freezing levels reaching 1000-1500 m.
Tuesday: Mainly sunny, strong NW wind, freezing levels reaching around 2000 m.
Wednesday: Mainly sunny, strong NW wind, freezing levels as high as 2500 m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported recently. A few recent MIN posts are showing a widespread, supportive crust and no recent avalanche activity. If you are out in the mountains, please let us know what you are seeing.
Snowpack Summary
A widespread surface crust has now formed on all aspects and at all elevations. Below the surface crust, 10-60 cm well settled snow and old crust layers sit above the thick late-January crust which extends to mountain top elevations on all aspects. The mid and lower snowpack is considered well settled and strong.
Shallow snow cover at low elevations leaves many hazards like stumps and creeks exposed at or just below the snow surface.
Terrain and Travel
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
- Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
Valid until: Feb 14th, 2022 4:00PM
