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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 26th, 2022–Mar 27th, 2022

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Jasper.

Avalanche hazard is for the warmest part of the day, account for weak overnight freeze Sat-Sun nights. Maligne Road is closed and Icefields Parkway is expected to close on Sunday afternoon.Check Alberta 511 for updates.

Weather Forecast

Sunday: Flurries. Accumulation: 11 cm. Alpine temperature: High 0 C. Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Freezing level: 2200 metres.

Monday: Periods of snow. Accumulation: 13 cm. Alpine temperature: Low -8 C, High 0 C. Mostly light ridge wind occasionally gusting to 35 km/h. Freezing level: 2200 metres.

Snowpack Summary

0-10cm low density new snow, redistributed by strong SW winds, overlies a sun crust at all elevations and a melt-freeze crust up to 2100m on all aspects. Snow pack below 1700m is either wet or refrozen depending on the time of day and the solar input.

Avalanche Summary

No new natural avalanches observed or reported since Wednesday loose wet cycle.

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.