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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 30th, 2020–Dec 1st, 2020

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Jasper.

A weak temperature inversion is forecasted for Tuesday so watch for solar triggered avalanches around rocky terrain. 

Weather Forecast

Parker Ridge Area

Tuesday: Sunny, alpine temperature: High 1 °C. Ridge wind northwest: 10 km/h. Freezing level: 1400 metres. Weak temperature inversion.

Wednesday: Sunny with cloudy periods. Precipitation: Nil.  Alpine temperature: Low 2 °C, High 6 °C. Light ridge wind. Freezing level: 3500 metres.

Snowpack Summary

Extreme winds have stripped the snow from windward slopes in the alpine. Soft snow can still be found in specific sheltered locations at tree line and below. Snow depth at the Bald Hills at tree line is around 80cm with the Nov 4 crust down 50cm and breaking down. The snowpack is supportive to skis. There may be a thin temperature crust below 1700m 

Avalanche Summary

Reports of isolated large avalanches failing near the ground have been reported in the region over the last 72hrs.  On Saturday explosive control at Parkers slabs resulted in two size 2.5 avalanches from the wind loaded storm snow. A few other thin slabs were noted in steep alpine terrain.

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain on Wednesday

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.