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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 28th, 2021–Jan 29th, 2021

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

Regions

Kananaskis.

The new snow is starting to dribble in. Evaluate the bond between the new snow and the underlying surface as it continues to accumulate. Its gonna take a bit more to reset the skiing. 

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

5-10cm of is forecast to fall over the next 24hrs with moderate SW winds. Temperatures will be around -6C. Its not alot of snow but thank goodness its actually snowing!

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed over the past 24hrs. Observations have been limited. 

Snowpack Summary

10cm of recent snow is adding to the dribbles of snow that we have received over the past few days. Winds have generally been light. This new snow is overlying a variety of snow surfaces from surface hoar and facets at lower elevations and windslabs and bare ground at the upper elevations. How this new snow bonds to these surfaces will be critical to evaluate in the coming days.  

Terrain and Travel

  • Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.
  • Pay attention to isolated alpine features as well as cross-loaded features at treeline.
  • Be aware of the potential for loose avalanches in steep terrain where snow hasn't formed a slab.

Problems

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.