Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 14th, 2019 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Deep Persistent Slabs and Cornices.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Friday will be flurries, 6cm of snow, high of -7, and light ridge winds. Saturday will be clouds, sun, and flurries, trace amounts of snow, lows of -25 and highs of -11 with light East winds. A detailed mountain weather forecast is available from Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Summary
Some wind affect noted in the alpine and at tree line. Due to the recent cold temperatures there seems to be no slab over the persistent weakness sitting down 35-45cm (surface hoar, crusts, and/or facets). The bottom of the snowpack is structurally weak especially in shallow snowpack areas, consisting primarily of facets and depth hoar.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches on Thursday with good visibility. On Wednesday, one notable windslab in the alpine stepping down to ground. Loose dry avalanches up to size 2 have been naturally triggered in the facetting snowpack in steep shallow areas.
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Friday
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Cornices
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 15th, 2019 4:00PM