Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Mar 24th, 2020 8:02AM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Storm Slabs.

Parks Canada Chris Gooliaff, Parks Canada

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Summary

Weather Forecast

A mixture of flurries and sun over the next few days.

Today: Mix of sun and cloud with flurries, trace precip, freezing level 1300m, light W winds

Wed: Sun and cloud, freezing level 700m, light W winds

Thurs: Cloudy with flurries, trace precip, fzl 900m, mod W winds

Snowpack Summary

5-10cm of storm snow overlies a crust on solar aspects (SE through W) into the alpine. The new snow sits on surface hoar on shaded, polar aspects. Previously wind-affected surfaces at tree-line and alpine elevations vary from breakable to rockhard/impenetrable.

Avalanche Summary

Two natural slab avalanches to sz 2.5 were observed from extreme terrain on the N side of Macdonald yesterday.

Please report backcountry avalanche observations using the Avalanche Canada Mountain Information Network.

Confidence

Problems

Storm Slabs

An icon showing Storm Slabs

Thin storm slabs will be present in immediate lee areas at ridge crest and on open, cross-loaded features. Storm slabs will pop quickly on solar aspect crusts.

Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1 - 2

Valid until: Mar 25th, 2020 8:00AM