Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 6th, 2014 4:24PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Deep Persistent Slabs.
Lisa Paulson,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Weather Forecast
There is a gradual warming trend where highs will reach minus 12C by Sunday and lows will be around -16C. The Arctic high continues to dominate the weather until early next week.
Snowpack Summary
5-10 cm of recent snow sits on the January 30th surface hoar below treeline. In the alpine this recent snow is over a firm wind slab or a thick sun crust on S & W aspects. The basal facet layer is dormant for now in the current weather pattern. It will become active again once we get more snow and wind.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been observed or reported.
Confidence
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
There has been no avalanches on this layer for two weeks. It is very unlikely this layer will be triggered while we remain in the Arctic high weather system. This layer will wake up again with more snow and wind loading.
- Be aware of thin areas that may propogate to deeper instabilites.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 7th, 2014 4:00PM
