Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Jan 26 – 27, 2022Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low

Highlights

Not much changing out there. Be mindful of the hard slabs propagating if you manage to trigger this.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–3

    The buried wind slab will be hard to trigger but if you are able to get it to go from a thin area, it could produce a large avalanche. Thin wind slabs are also being found along ridgelines.  

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Still no snow on the horizon but it is still important to dream....

Thursday: Sunny with cloudy periods. No snow. High of -4c and a Low of -16c. Moderate West winds.

Avalanche Summary

No new reported or observed today

Snowpack Summary

Extensive wind slabs, hard wind slabs, buried wind slabs, and sastrugi(wavy ridges of snow formed by the wind) dominate the alpine and open areas of tree line. These hard wind slabs can be tricky to evaluate because they have the potential to propagate but gives someone the impression underfoot that the base is solid. Take the time to dig and evaluate before committing to larger slopes.

Terrain and Travel

  • Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.
  • Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.

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