Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Mar 27 – 28, 2017Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Forecasters are still feeling that exposure to large overhead terrain should be avoided.  The lower half of the snowpack is weak.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible - Likely
    Size
    2–3
    Wind slabs are present mostly in the alpine.. Gullies and crossloaded features should be treated with caution and in steeper terrain avoided.

  • Cornices

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–3
    Concern with daytime warming.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–4
    Forecasters are still avoiding overhead hazard that has not yet released and being very conservative in bigger terrain.

Confidence

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Weather Forecast

Tuesday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurriesPrecipitation: Trace.Alpine temperature: High -8 C.Ridge wind west 40-60km/h.Freezing level: 1600 metres.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 30cm of new snow in the last three days. Wind effect was observed in the alpine, on lee features and cross loaded gullies. Moist snow was felt below 1900m and it is settling rapidly with warm temps. Good skiing can be found on shady aspects and sheltered areas. Numerous pits were dug in many areas of our forecast area and the most relevant observation was the weakness of the bottom 100cm of the snowpack (mostly facets and depth hoar).

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