Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 9th, 2012 10:02AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
swerner,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Confidence
Good - -1
Weather Forecast
Overnight Thursday: Snow amounts up to 5cm. As the front weakens during the day on Friday only few flurries are expected. Freezing levels near 1000m. Ridgetop winds will be light from the SW, with alpine temperatures near -3. Saturday/Sunday: A weakening front may bring 2-5cms later Saturday night. Clear, sunny skies and lower freezing levels expected on Sunday.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Recently, dribs and drabs of snow have fallen on a variety of surface forms. The bond of this new snow will need to be monitored as incremental loading may occur over the next week or so. Previous warm temperatures created moist surface snow on sunny aspects and on all aspects at low elevations. Where a re-freeze has occurred, a crust now exists. Surface hoar (5mm) has been forming on that crust at treeline and below. Last week's storm snow appears to be settling and bonding well. A facet layer which formed in mid-January has gained strength. It showed hard, resistant planar results in a compression test at treeline in the Hankin area on Sunday.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Winds are forecast to increase in strength and change direction. Wind slabs may be lurking behind ridges and terrain features.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 10th, 2012 3:00AM
