Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Dec 24 – 25, 2015Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Have a great christmas!  Ski quality is still good in many areas!

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–3
    Isolated windslabs along ridgelines and in crossloaded features.

Snowpack Summary

Not alot is changing out there now.  There are isolated windslabs in alpine terrain just confined to ridgetop and crossloaded features.  Colder temperatures are promoting facetting in the upper snowpack so we are starting to see some weak facetted snow in shallow areas.  When more snow does fall, this may be a problem.  The Dec 3rd layer is down 40-60cm but has not produced any noteable test results of late.  For this time of year, its great coverage and a pretty good snowpack.

Confidence

High

Weather Forecast

Calm winds and cool temperatures are forecasted for Santa's arrival  tomorrow.  Light snow is currently falling and will likely continue overnight.  Dont expect to much new snow though as these flakes are TINY.  We are guessing about 2-3cm of new will fall overnight.

Avalanche Summary

A few loose dry slides out of steep unskiable terrain.

Regions covered