Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Dec 11th, 2013 7:12AM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Persistent Slabs.

jeremy.mackenzie, Alberta Parks

Kananaskis.

Very little snow has fallen in the past 2 weeks, and not much is expected in the near future. Conditions are quite static at the moment. The snowpack remains shallow and weak. Many ice climbs are in good shape.

Summary

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

The next several days will be overcast with occasional light flurries, but very little accumulations are expected. Winds will continue to be strong from the West.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches were observed or reported today.

Snowpack Summary

Little change from previously reported.

Problems

Persistent Slabs

Pockets of wind slabs can still be found in the Alpine and selected areas at Treeline. Any avalanche that is triggered will likely fail on the basal October crust (or the ground) and involve the entire winters snowpack.

Early season hazards such as rocks, trees and stumps are still visible.>Be aware of thin areas that may propogate to deeper instabilites.>

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

2 - 3

Valid until: Dec 12th, 2013 2:00PM