Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 11th, 2016 4:07PM
The alpine rating is Storm Slabs, Cornices and Loose Wet.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Saturday: A cold front passes over the area giving; moderate to strong SW wind; 10-15 cm of snow, and freezing levels spiking to TL as the front approaches then dropping to valley bottom.Sunday-Monday: Unstable air in the wake of the front will give ongoing cool temps, cloudy skies and flurries. Accumulations of up to 10cm are forecast.
Snowpack Summary
Thursdays heavy snowfall and strong SW winds built storm slabs up to 40cm deep over the early March rain crust (present on all aspects into the lower alpine), these remained sensitive to human triggering Friday. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well consolidated, and is made up of a series of crusts at lower elevations and on solar aspects.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous naturally triggered small to large storm slab avalanches occurred on N-E (lee) aspects during Thursdays storm. Ski cutting in a steep lee at treeline produced a small (size 1.5) storm slab avalanche on Friday, this was observed to have run on the early March crust.
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Wet
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 14th, 2016 5:00PM