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RegisterNov 1st, 2019–Nov 2nd, 2019
Banff Yoho Kootenay.
Another awesome winter ahead of us! Some great skiing and climbing to be found out there while dodging early season hazards. Watch for increasing hazard with the incoming systems along the Continental Divide over the next few days.
Increased westerly wind and snow is forecasted for the next several days. We may see up to 20 cm accumulate by Tuesday evening at higher elevations along the Continental Divide. As the systems move in, watch for an increase in avalanche hazard with wind slab development and loose dry avalanches in ice climbing terrain.
Treeline snow depths range from 30-50 cm, and are up to 80 cm in the lees of alpine features. The snowpack is generally faceted with a thin October crust, down 10-80 cm, providing support to ski travel. The crust is not continuous across terrain, and found in areas with deeper snow. Below treeline, we are below threshold amounts to rate the hazard.
No new avalanches observed today. Earlier in the week, explosive control work in the alpine by the Lake Louise snow safety team triggered 2 pockets of wind slabs resulting in small size 1 avalanches failing on the Oct crust, ranging from 10 - 80 cm deep.