Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Nov 7 – 8, 2019Alberta Parks
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
No rating
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Highlights

Winds and warmer temps have created slabs in the alpine. Gullies remain a concern for avalanches. Ice climbers be aware of slopes above and their snow volume.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

    Recent wind and snow have formed slabs on lee and cross-loaded terrain such as gully features.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Sunday appears to be the next snow pulse. Amounts are unknown, but 10cm is the current forecasted amount. Temps will be stable at -8 to -4 and winds will be strong in the alpine and moderate at treeline for Friday.

Avalanche Summary

Nothing noted

Snowpack Summary

The storm snow from earlier in the week has been redistributed by winds to form alpine windslabs. More recently, the warm temperatures have also promoted settling of the treeline snowpack. At the moment windslabs are the main concern, especially considering the variety of surfaces below. Facets and crusts tend to be the deeper layers right now. As for depths, the stations are showing about 40cm at treeline and more in wind loaded areas.

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