Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 27th, 2025–Jan 30th, 2025

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.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Waterton Lakes, Waterton.

Little change in the snowpack and low avalanche hazard makes this a good time to get out and explore, keep in mind the ski conditions are variable with wind effect and hard surfaces in many areas.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed in the past 3 days.

Snowpack Summary

Surface snow is wind effected at all elevations. This overlies facetted snow in some areas, old hard windslabs, or a melt freeze crust below treeline and on steep solar slopes into the alpine. The lower snowpack is well settled with no significant weak layers.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 80 - 120 cm.

Weather Summary

Tues

Sunny with northwest winds at ridgetop, 20 - 40 km/hr. Treeline high of +2°C.

Wed

Mainly sunny with a treeline high of +1°C. Westerly winds, 50 - 70 km/hr.

Thurs

Sunny, westerly ridgetop winds, 60 - 80 km/hr. Treeline high of +1°C.

Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for the most up to date information.

Terrain and Travel Advice

Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.