Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Nov 28 – 29, 2018Alberta Parks
View on map
Archived · expired 8 years ago

Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
No rating
Open full map

Highlights

Skiing is pretty rugged right now.  Ice climbers watch for pockets of hard wind slabs above and along routes. 

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2
    Lens of hard slabs should be expected in alpine areas. Thin weak spots at the edges of these lens should be treated with caution.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    1–2.5
    This crust is mostly found on or near the ground. This layer has not been active lately, but there is potential for slab avalanches on this layer given the current snowpack structure.

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche activity seen or observed.

Snowpack Summary

40-50cm of snow is overlying the October crust at TL elevations. No significant sheers were noted within the snowpack. Lens of hard slabs in alpine areas that are overlying the weak facetted base are the main concern at this time. Thin weak spots are good triggers for these hard slabs so be mindful of that. Ice climbing conditions are great while skiing.... no so great.

Regions covered