Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Brazeau, Cirrus-Wilson, Icefields.
The snowpack is shallow but the structure fits the definition for Deep Persistent Slab.
Check the snowpack summary in the details tab for additional information.
Confidence
Moderate
Snowpack Summary
Wind has scoured exposed areas at tree line and above. Wind loaded locations have between 25-45cm of snow sitting over a faceted base. We realize the snowpack is shallow but the structure fits the definition for Deep Persistent Slab as the weakness is caused by a metamorphosis of snow grains at the base of the snowpack.
Weather Summary
The Mountain Weather Forecast is available from Avalanche Canada https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
The short version- A cooling trend in temperature with no precipitation in the foreseeable future.
Saturday A mix of sun and cloud
Alpine temperature High -6 °C
Light NW wind
Sunday Sunny with cloudy periods
Alpine high -7 °C
Light Wind
Monday Sunny
Avalanche Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Areas with enough snow to ski/snowboard have a slab sitting over weak basal facets. All backcountry users should be aware that triggering an avalanche is possible from anywhere within the avalanche path.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2