Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Feb 10 – 11, 2022Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low

Highlights

Falling temperatures will help to "lock" the snowpack together. Travel will probably be fast, but challenging.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1.5–2.5

    These will become less reactive at treeline, but remain reactive in the alpine. The cold will help stabilize them.

Terrain and Travel

  • Avoid exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
  • Cornices become weak with daytime heating or solar exposure.
  • Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

Temperatures will begin to fall tonight with a morning low around -18. Despite the overnight plummet, daytime highs will quickly rise to -6 by mid afternoon. Winds will also taper tonight with only light winds at treeline for tomorrow. Skies will be a mix of sun and cloud with no snow expected.

Avalanche Summary

We saw numerous loose wet avalanches up to sz 2 today. Some were on steep alpine solar aspects, but the majority were low elevation dribblers.

Snowpack Summary

Temperatures have been above zero for a long time now. Expect moist snow up to 2100m, and possibly higher on solar aspects. After tonight's cooling, expect a crust in valley bottoms. Beyond that, there has been little change to the treeline and alpine snowpacks. Widespread windslabs on all aspects. 

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