Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Dec 20 – 21, 2014Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Dribs and drabs of snow over the past few days but generally not enough to improve the skiing or increase the avalanche danger.  Hopefully more to come later in the week.

Avalanche problems

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–4
    No action on this layer as of late but its still in our minds.  Likely to be triggerred from a thin snowpack area and involve the entire feature.

Weather Forecast

We are expecting a skiff of new snow overnight but not enough to change the overall avalanche danger.  Winds will increase out of the SW so we may see the odd isolated windlslab begin to develop at higher elevations.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches today.

Snowpack Summary

A skiff of snow over the past few 24hrs continues to bury the surface hoar in the upper snowpack but generally is doing little to change the overall bigger picture. The Dec13th crust along with the Nov6th Crust will likely turn into bigger issues as winter progesses. 

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