Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Dec 22 – 23, 2019Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
4 · High
Treeline
4 · High
Below
4 · High
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Highlights

Avoid avalanche terrain at all elevations. Hwy 93N and Maligne Road will remain closed Sunday and potentially into Monday due to avalanche control

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Very Likely
    Size
    1–2.5

    A significant amount of snow has accumulated on steep features

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Very Likely - Certain
    Size
    1–3

    Up to 100cms of new snow has fallen in the last 48 hours. Expect many soft slab avalanches on all aspects and elevations up to size 3 Sunday

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible - Likely
    Size
    1–3

    Dry loose and storm slab avalanches may step down to weak layers close to the ground producing large avalanches

Weather Forecast

Precipitation will trail off over Saturday night and temperatures will cool. Expect a clearing trend into Sunday and Monday with very light winds from the West.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 100cm new snow in the last 48 hours with very little wind effect. This overlies wind slab and a variety of weak layers near the ground.

Avalanche Summary

Widespread avalanche activity on all aspects and elevations up to size 3.0. Many dry loose avalanches below treeline and above, numerous storm slab avalanches below treeline and above. Several avalanches stepped down to weaknesses near the ground. Much of the alpine was obscured today but it is expected that many avalanches occurred on all aspects

Confidence

Due to the number of field observations on Sunday

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