Dashboard Regions Weather Stations Radar Alerts Glossary
Contact About
Log In

Register for an account and never miss a forecast again!

Register

Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 12th, 2024–Feb 13th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Lizard-Flathead, Flathead, Lizard.

Snow continues to fall building storm slabs at all elevations.Choose conservative terrain while the new snow bonds.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

Numerous explosive and rider-triggered large (size 2) storm slabs were reported near Fernie on Monday.

Snowpack Summary

30 cm of storm snow with more on the way overlies a thick rain crust now buried 40 to 50 cm deep, which seems well-bonded at lower elevations but may need more time to bond in the alpine.

Crusts and facets in the mid and lower snowpack can still be found in isolated pockets.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Tuesday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly clear skies. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 30 to 40 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -16 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.