Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 23rd, 2016 3:59PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
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Danger is expected to increase with forecast snow and wind. As always, and especially when forecast confidence is low, it's important to supplement this forecast with your own observations. Please post your obs to the MIN.
Summary
Confidence
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Weather Forecast
Moderate snowfall is expected for Thursday and Friday with 20-30cm of accumulation each day accompanied by moderate to strong southwesterly alpine winds and freezing levels hovering around 1200 m. Snowfall and winds should ease off with a clearing and cooling trend for Saturday.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche observations reported.
Snowpack Summary
There is not enough snow yet for avalanches below treeline, but expect to find a metre or more at treeline and above. The upper snowpack is likely moist and heavy with deep wind drifts on leeward slopes. A thick crust is can probably be found down around 50cm at treeline elevations. When traveling in the mountains Id maintain an investigative approach and dig down to test for weak layers before committing to a slope. If you've been in the mountains, please share your observations on our Mountain Information Network.
Problems
Storm Slabs
Touchy storm slabs are likely lurking on steep open slopes at higher elevations. Human triggering is likely.
Avoid avalanche terrain at upper elevations during periods of loading from new snow and wind.Be cautious as you transition into wind affected terrain.Be alert to conditions that change with elevation.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 24th, 2016 2:00PM
