Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 18th, 2017 3:52PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Please look here for information regarding common spring conditions.
Summary
Confidence
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Weather Forecast
Mountain Weather Forecasts are available at http://www.avalanche.ca/weather SPOTWX (http://spotwx.com) is a resource for weather forecasts at a local scale. Remember a short range forecast (2 days) will probably be more reliable than a long range forecast (8 10 days). Higher resolutions of a short term model is also more likely to capture the topography and weather process associated with the mountains.
Avalanche Summary
Snowpack Summary
Four common spring scenarios are described at http://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/spring-strategy-2017 which may be relevant throughout the summer. It's up to you to decide which of the scenarios applies to your situation. Each scenario has specific weather, snowpack, and avalanche characteristics. Each requires a different approach in terms of risk management.
Valid until: Apr 19th, 2017 3:52PM
