Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 7th, 2017 3:58PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
jsmith,
Avalanche Canada
Storm slabs becoming less reactive and bond to the crust is improving.
Summary
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy / Light, southeasterly winds/ Freezing sea level.Wednesday night: 20-25 cm new snow / Moderate, southwesterly winds / Freezing level beginning to rise.Thursday: 45-50 mm water / Strong, southwesterly winds / Freezing level 1200m.Friday: Mostly cloudy / Light to moderate, southwesterly winds / Freezing level 800 m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported in this region on Monday.
Snowpack Summary
50-80 cm of recent storm snow is sitting on a knife hard crust. The bond to this crust is slowly gaining strength according to recent reports. The mid and lower snowpack are settled and well bonded with the average snowpack depth at treeline 250-300 cm.
Problems
Storm Slabs
Storm slabs reported as becoming less reactive.
Use small slopes with low consequence to test the bond of the storm snow.Watch for signs of instability such as whumpfing, shotting cracks, or recent natural avalanching.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 8th, 2017 2:00PM
