Avalanche forecast

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Feb 24 – 25, 2012Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Highlights

More snow is forecasted for Friday night and Saturday morning. This new snow will increase the avalanche hazard for Saturday.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1–2
    Moderate to strong winds in the past 48 hours have created touchy wind slab conditions on lee terrain in the alpine.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely - Very Likely
    Size
    2–3
    At treeline 40-50 cm of settled storm snow sits overtop of the Feb. 14 surface hoar. Althought the natural cycle we saw yesterday is over these slabs remain reactive to skier triggering. This surface hoar problem will not go away quickly.

Weather Forecast

Snowpack Summary

Avalanche Summary

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Friday

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