Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Jan 22 – 23, 2019Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Thu
Fri
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Good skiing can be found in sheltered areas at tree line and below.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2.5
    Look for signs of ripples on the snow as a possible indication of wind effected snow.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1.5–3
    If you push your pole into the snowpack until the ground, you will feel the basal facets in the lower half of the snow pack.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Expect 5cm of snow with light to moderate westerly winds and -7c for Wednesday. Thursday is looking cloudy with a chance of flurries.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed today.

Snowpack Summary

We ski toured up the Robertson glacier today and there was mostly hard wind slabs. We suspect that today's very strong westerly winds has created some more surface wind slabs in the alpine. We have a pretty well settled upper snow pack that is sitting on 50-60cm of basal facets. Because of the variability in snow depth, it is easy to come across thinner spots which are more sensitive to lighter loads such as a skier and also likely to trigger an avalanche.

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