Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Jasper.
Weather Forecast
Flurries will continue into the weekend. Winds are expected to remain light and temperatures will be anything but spring like with lows dipping to -20 and only recovering to -5 during the day.
Snowpack Summary
5 to 15 cm of new snow fell on top of the 30 cm of settled storm snow we received last weekend. This snow has buried various surfaces including windslab. The Feb. 10th drought layer is now almost a meter deep in the snowpack. Basal facets are still lurking at the base of this snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
No new observations today in the Marmot area. Patrols in the past few days observed the debris from numerous large avalanches. These avalanches exhibited wide propagation, were primarily found in big East facing alpine terrain, and several were triggered by cornice fall.
Confidence
Due to the number and quality of field observations on Friday
Avalanche Problems
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3