Avalanche forecast

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Feb 1 – 2, 2014Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Decent skiing can be found in sheltered locations.  Due to the variability in the snowpack, we are still treating larger alpine features with caution.  SH

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2
    These are confined to the immediate lees of ridgetops and will be fairly thin. 

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    2–3
    Watch for thin snowpack areas in steeper terrain where triggering the basal depth hoar/crust is possible.

Weather Forecast

Light to mod. N winds in the alpine for Saturday with lows around -25C and highs in the -15C range.  No snow in the forecast except for a trace on Sunday.

Snowpack Summary

5-15cm of snow has buried the Jan 30th surface hoar / sun crust layer. This new snow came in with very little wind, but there have been some soft storm slabs building in the immediate lees of S through SE ridgetops.  The basal facets remain weak, but the overall snowpack is gaining strength.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed in the past several days.

Confidence

on Saturday

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