Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 4th, 2019 4:30PM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeWindslabs have formed on variety of aspects with shifting winds. It's expected to stay cold for a few more days.
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, light to moderate northeast wind, alpine temperature -14 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light north wind, alpine temperature -15 C.THURSDAY: Mainly cloudy with possible flurries, light northwest wind, alpine temperature -10 C.
Avalanche Summary
On Sunday there were a few reports of size 1 loose dry natural avalanches. On Saturday, several explosives triggered wind slab avalanches were reported to size 2 on northerly aspects in the alpine.
Snowpack Summary
40-50 cm of new snow from the end of last week has been redistributed by strong southwesterly winds initially and now northerly winds. This sits on a crust on all aspects except north and possibly a mixture of weak feathery surface hoar or sugary facets in isolated sheltered terrain at treeline and below. The remainder of the snowpack is generally well-settled.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Expect to find wind slabs on a variety of aspects as winds shift from predominantly southwesterly to northerly.
Be cautious as you transition into wind affected terrain.Be careful with wind loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and roll-overs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South West, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 5th, 2019 2:00PM