Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 8th, 2024–Feb 9th, 2024

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

North Rockies, Sugarbowl, East Kakwa, Kakwa, McGregor, Pine Pass, Renshaw, Robson, Tumbler.

A widespread surface crust has created stable avalanche conditions, but makes travel challenging.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 10 cm of dry snow has accumulated atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.

Currently, it's unlikely that any lingering weak layers deeper in the snowpack could be triggered due to the strong supportive crust above.

Last week's warm temperatures significantly melted the snowpack below the treeline and in shallow alpine terrain. See the North Rockies MIN post for photos of conditions in the Morfee area.

Areas in the east of the region are largely characterized by a shallow and faceted snowpack.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Clearing overnight. 0 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

Friday

Mostly sunny. 10 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 50 to 70 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 10 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.