Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Mar 30 – 31, 2022
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Avalanche danger

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

Cautiously stepping out!

Cold daytime temps will lock-up our moist snowpack for the next while. Expect isolated periods of higher hazard in areas with strong solar influence.

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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–3

    New snow at tree line and above have settled into soft slabs with warmer temperatures and Light winds.

Weather Forecast

Thursday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -8 C. Wind west: 15-35 km/h.

Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -6 C. Wind SW: 10-30 km/h. FZL: 1400 m

Saturday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Low -10 C, High -6 C. Wind SW: 10-30 km/h. FZL: 1600 m

Snowpack Summary

Settled HN over a moist snowpack on solar slopes and, on all aspects, BTL. Mar 23rd sun crust (all elev.) and MFcr (all asp, up to 2100m) are present in the upper snowpack. Isothermal melt/freeze snowpack below 1700m.

Avalanche Summary

Significant natural and explosives controlled avalanche cycle up to sz 3 wet slabs on solar aspects, all elevations. Spring diurnal cycle in full swing!

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain

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