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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 10th, 2019–Nov 11th, 2019

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

Regions

Kananaskis.

Not much winds with the most recent storm, but watch for pockets of wind slab as the wind shifts to the SW on Monday. The snowpack is shallow with many buried, or slightly buried, hazards.

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

Monday should be mostly sunny with the wind shifting to the SW and increasing in speed. Temperatures will climb to -5 in the Alpine. Tuesday could bring light precipitation in the afternoon.

Avalanche Summary

Isolated loose dry avalanches up to size 1.0 were observed in the Alpine on all aspects.

Snowpack Summary

The rain and wet snow that occurred on Friday has squished the snowpack and formed a crust up to 5cm thick at Treeline and below. The storm last night and this morning has deposited 10 to 15cm of cold dry snow on top of this crust, and unfortunately this is making for a poor bond at this interface. Very little wind effect has been observed in the recent snow, but in any area where a wind slab has formed it will likely be very easy to trigger. Treeline areas are exhibiting a 50 and 80cm deep snowpack. Lower elevations are below threshold for avalanche activity.

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.

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.