Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 12th, 2013 8:07AM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeIncoming weather is increasing the avalanche hazard, be more conservative in your terrain selection.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Westerly flow is bringing light to moderate amounts of precipitation with associated west winds into Wednesday morning. Passage of front this evening will bring most of precipitation. A ridge builds on Wednesday with cooler temperatures and drier conditions.
Snowpack Summary
Newly buried sun crust on solar aspects and surface hoar under 5cm of new snow. 10-30 cm of ski penetration over a well settled mid pack. Profiles on east aspect of Bruins Ridge showed moderate resistant planar results down 23cm. On the west aspect, hard broken test results down 27 and 37cm.
Avalanche Summary
From yesterday morning a natural size 3 slab avalanche off of Mt Leda in the Asulkan valley. 2600m, NE aspect wind loaded ridgetop release, possibly cornice triggered, 40-60cm slab avalanche running ~700m.1 size 2 natural slab east of the Rogers Pass summit in the highway corridor.
Confidence
Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain
Problems
Wind Slabs
Winds have remained in the moderate range and are forecast to increase with this incoming storm.
Caution in lee and cross-loaded terrain near ridge crests.Avoid freshly wind loaded features.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 13th, 2013 8:00AM