Avalanche Forecast
Regions: North 40.
Watch for pockets of wind affected snow that if triggerred will likely fail to ground. This area has lower snow coverage as compared to the Spray/Smith Dorrien area.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported on Friday.
Snowpack Summary
The front ranges within the Kananaskis valley are very dry for this time of year. The main concern is pockets of hard slabs in alpine terrain that if triggerred will likely fail to ground. Lots of bare rock is exposed and thin weak areas surrounding the lens of hard slabs should be avoided.
Weather Summary
Saturday will see North winds becomming more westerly later in the day and temperatures in the -4C range throughout the day under partly cloudy skies. No snow is forecast for this area until Sunday where up to 4 cm will fall.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
- Small avalanches may cause climbers to fall or belayers and gear to become buried.
- Ice climbers should be equipped with avalanche safety gear.
Avalanche Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Pockets of hard deep slabs in gullied terrain and in alpine terrain. Ice climbers should pay attention to drummy feel as the move across isolated snow coverred slopes and gullies.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 2.5