Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 10th, 2016 8:00AM
The alpine rating is below threshold, the treeline rating is below threshold, and the below treeline rating is below threshold.
Known problems include Loose Wet, Wet Slabs and Cornices.
andrew jones,
Parks Canada
Spring skiing is here! Early starts and early finishes are strongly recommended. Although supportive in the morning, the upper snowpack is moist and will breakdown quickly with daytime warming.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Another glorious morning at Rogers Pass that promises to be a beauty day. Mostly sunny with clouds building later this evening. A weak temperature inversion is in place with near freezing temps in the Alpine. Freezing levels climb to 2300m with light SE winds. Next sign of precipitation is light rain on Tuesday, so may as well enjoy the sunshine!
Snowpack Summary
Despite a weak temperature inversion, clear nights have been cooling the snow surface creating a supportive crust. The crust will breakdown quickly on steep solar terrain. Recent winds have likely spoiled any remaining north facing powder stashes leaving touchy wind slabs. Persistent weak layers still linger down ~100cm.
Avalanche Summary
2 loose wet avalanches size 2.5 were observed yesterday in the west end of the highway corridor. These avalanches started small but entrained a lot of mass.
Confidence