Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 10th, 2015 4:09PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Loose Wet.
brian webster,
Avalanche Canada
Spring like conditions exist. Pay attention to how quickly the day warms up and how strong the recovery there is at night.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Wednesday will be mainly cloudy with some isolated flurries at upper elevations. Freezing levels will rise to 2100 m. Continued warm temperatures with little precipitation through the end of the week.
Snowpack Summary
Generally a well settled snow pack exists with moist snow on solar aspects below 2000 m. Very isolated wind slabs may be found near ridge tops in the alpine.
Avalanche Summary
One skier triggered wind slab (size 1.5) on a south slope at 3000 m reported from the Wapta on Tuesday. Several loose wet avalanches up to Class 1.5 on solar aspects.
Confidence
Problems
Loose Wet
The warm temperatures will create wet sluffs on south facing slopes and gullies at and below treeline. Isothermal conditions may develop at below treeline elevations.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 11th, 2015 4:00PM
