Avalanche forecast

Waterton Lakes

Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2015Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Good early season skiing if you can fight your way out of the valley bottom. Watch for increased avalanche activity as overnight low temperatures increase, particularly if there is no overnight freeze.

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1

Weather Forecast

Continued clear skies and light winds into the week, with overnight lows on the rise.

Snowpack Summary

Recent surface hoar growth of up to 10mm in the valley bottoms. Watch for isolated pockets of soft storm slab in the alpine and at treeline, from last weeks post frontal winds. Otherwise the shallow early season snowpack is generally well settled, with no notable weak layers.

Avalanche Summary

Isolated loose snow avalanches up to size 1.0 have been observed in the past 48hrs on steep solar aspects.

Confidence

Due to the number of field observations

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