Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
A light snowfall has only slightly improved ski quality.
Lower hazard makes it possible to explore bigger terrain, with good planning.
Be sure your gear and groups ability is ready for skiing firm snow.
Weather Forecast
Wed: Flurries tapering off in the morning, followed by partially cloudy skies. Alpine temps -4 with low to moderate ridgetop winds
Thurs: Partially cloudy with alpine temps rising to -1. Winds S-X SW winds
Friday: Flurries with alpine temps +1 and S W winds.
Snowpack Summary
8cm new snow overlies wind pressed surfaces. A new crust from this weeks warm temps exists up to 2000m and higher on solar aspects. Well settled midpack, with facets above Dec 4 crust, buried 150-200 cm, above Nov layers.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches observed. If you go out on an adventure be sure to share your experience and snowpack information on the Mountain Information Network, we really appreciate any observations.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Warm temps have caused settlement in the snowpack at lower elevations. Windslabs still exist in higher terrain, especially on polar slopes. 8cm new snow will form thin new slabs as winds increase.
- Use caution on steep lee and cross-loaded slopes
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2