Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Bow Valley, Highwood Pass, Kananaskis, North 40, Spray - KLakes.
Good overnight freezes and easy travel are the norm right now. Enjoy the spring like travel and ski conditions.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new observed or reported.
Snowpack Summary
A solid overnight freeze which was holding well in to the early afternoon in valley bottoms. Solar aspects will have a melt freeze crust to mountain top and North aspects are well settled. There may be some fresh windslabs from the recent intense winds on Sunday, so caution when transitioning into wind affected terrain. Remember the bottom of the snowpack is weak, faceted and full of depth hoar, this will remain with us until it melts away.
Weather Summary
Wednesday will see the start of a pattern change. Cloudier skies trace amounts of snow and freezing levels hovering around 2500m. Later in the week there is a possibility of 20cm of snow to arrive by Friday night.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
- Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Be on the lookout for evidence of recent wind transport as the winds were very strong on Sunday.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Deep Persistent Slabs
Cooler temperatures have lowered the likelihood of triggering.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1.5 - 3