Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 30th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
Deryl Kelly,
Cautiously stepping out!
Cold daytime temps will lock-up our moist snowpack for the next while. Expect isolated periods of higher hazard in areas with strong solar influence.
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Summary
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -8 C. Wind west: 15-35 km/h.
Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -6 C. Wind SW: 10-30 km/h. FZL: 1400 m
Saturday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -6 C. Wind SW: 10-30 km/h. FZL: 1600 m
Snowpack Summary
Settled HN over a moist snowpack on solar slopes and, on all aspects, BTL. Mar 23rd sun crust (all elev.) and MFcr (all asp, up to 2100m) are present in the upper snowpack. Isothermal melt/freeze snowpack below 1700m.
Avalanche Summary
Significant natural and explosives controlled avalanche cycle up to sz 3 wet slabs on solar aspects, all elevations. Spring diurnal cycle in full swing!
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
New snow at tree line and above have settled into soft slabs with warmer temperatures and Light winds.
- Watch for signs of instability such as whumphing and cracking.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 31st, 2022 4:00PM
