Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton, Waterton Lakes.
New windslabs will begin to form on Sunday afternoon. New snow is skiing well in Waterton however thin conditions still exist near valley bottom.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed
Snowpack Summary
40-50 cm of unconsolidated snow or buried windslabs in exposed areas. A recently buried thin crust exists on solar aspects. The Feb 3 melt freeze crust is now down ~50cm on all aspects and elevations. This crust is up 30cm thick and has moist snow to ground below it. Snowpack depths between 50 - 200 cm.
Weather Summary
Sat
Sunny, Alpine high near 0°C. Winds increase to moderate late in the day
Sun
Partially cloudy, no significant precip expected. Alpine high -3°C Winds moderate to strong SW.
Mon
Partially cloudy, no significant precip expected. Alpine high near 0°C. Winds moderate SW.
For more info see: Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Pay attention to the wind, once it starts to blow fresh sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
New windslabs will begin to form on Sunday afternoon. These slabs have potential to step down onto deeper buried windslab.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2