Avalanche forecast

Waterton Lakes

Feb 13 – 16, 2016Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

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

Travel is fast, it's a good time to go exploring. Ski crampons may be a good idea as temperatures cool into the weekend. JH

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1
    Flurries this weekend have the potential to be redistributed into fresh windslabs in isolated pockets in the alpine and at treeline.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    2–3

Weather Forecast

A slight cooling is forecast for the weekend (daytime freezing levels up to 1500m), with mostly overcast skies and scattered flurries/showers.

Snowpack Summary

Ongoing warm temperatures are causing continued settlement of our aging snowpack. A surface crust has been forming overnight and re-softening in the afternoon at treeline and below. Windslabs from the extreme W winds last weekend are now difficult to trigger. Buried up to 1m is a persistent faceting rain crust which has was not been active recently.

Avalanche Summary

A few size 1.0 loose snow avalanches occurred as a result of warming earlier this week.

Confidence

Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain

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