Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
Pockets of soft snow still exist on Forum Ridge but wind slab is developing on exposed terrain. Variable snow height below 1900m can be treacherous on skis. Most areas outside Cameron Lake are below threshold. Regular bulletins begin Dec 3rd.
Weather Forecast
Strong SW Winds Fri- Sat.
Avalanche Canada's Mountain Weather Forecast is a great regional-scale resource for up-to-date weather information. Here you'll find snow amounts, freezing levels and other aspects of weather important to assessing winter conditions in the mountains.
SPOTWX is a good resource for local scale weather forecasts.
Snowpack Summary
Cameron Lake: Wind affected surface in most areas capping a 10-20cm wind slab over a deteriorating melt freeze crust. Lower snowpack is well consolidated & bonding well to the Nov 6th rain crust which exists at base of snowpack. Average snow depth at 2000m is 100cm but shrinks to 40cm at 1850m.
Most areas below treeline are still below threshold.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
- Be careful with wind loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and roll-overs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5