The Maligne and South Jasper areas re-open to winter recreation opportunities today. Jasper's Woodland Caribou thank-you for your continued help in protecting this valuable and unique species in your Park.
Weather Forecast
Generally another fine day expected in the back-country on Sunday. Cool temps, light westerly winds and a clear sky most of the day. The afternoon will bring some cloud cover and very minor snowfall amounts overnight Sunday but only a few cms are expected.
Snowpack Summary
A variable (sometimes) supportive crust is present on solar aspects up to 2500m. A supportive mid pack consisting of rounded and facetted layers is bridging the weak depth hoar/facet layers that make up the lower snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported today.
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Deep Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a thick cohesive layer of hard snow (a slab), when the bond breaks between the slab and an underlying persistent weak layer deep in the snowpack. The most common persistent weak layers involved in deep, persistent slabs are depth hoar or facets surrounding a deeply buried crust. Deep Persistent Slabs are typically hard to trigger, are very destructive and dangerous due to the large mass of snow involved, and can persist for months once developed. They are often triggered from areas where the snow is shallow and weak, and are particularly difficult to forecast for and manage.