Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 9th, 2024 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Dry.
BM,
Avalanche Canada
With fresh snow and strong winds forecasted for Sunday, new wind slabs are likely to form and be reactive to skier traffic. The wind direction will continue to be variable so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed in the past 3 days.
Snowpack Summary
20 cm of new snow with a recently buried thin crust on solar aspects. Below the new snow, a thick melt freeze crust exists at all aspects and elevations. Below this, the snowpack is moist to ground at treeline and below, now slowly refreezing. Significantly less snow in the eastern areas of the park. Snowpack depths between 30 - 150 cm.
Weather Summary
Sat
Clear skies with an alpine high of -7°C. Winds increasing to 35 - 45 km/hr from the NW.
Sun
Scattered flurries, wind continuing to increase to 65 km/hr and switching to SW. Alpine high of -6°C.
Mon
Up to 10 cm of new snow by the evening. Winds 55 km/hr, decreasing to 25 km/hr from the W. Alpine high of -6°C.
For more info see: Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Variable wind direction over the next 3 days may result in wind slabs on all aspects.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Dry
May see increased reactivity of this problem with solar input on Saturday.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 12th, 2024 4:00PM
