Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Nov 16 – 17, 2020
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
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Highlights

Good early season skiing can be found in sheltered locations where the crust is present and supportive. Caution for early season hazards like rocks and stumps just under the snow surface.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1–2

    Constant SW winds may have created pockets of wind slab in the Alpine and Treeline.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches observed or reported today.

Confidence

Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain

Weather Forecast

Monday: Isolated flurries. Alpine temperature: High -8 C. Ridge wind southwest: 10-30 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Tuesday: Flurries. 11 cm. Alpine temps: Low -7 C, High 0 C. 20 km/h gusting to 60 km/h. FL: 2200 metres.

Wednesday: Cloudy with flurries.5 cm. Low -8 C, High -3 C. 15 km/h gusting to 65 km/h SW. FL: 1700 metres.

Snowpack Summary

Treeline has a snowpack of 40-60cm with overall supportive travel. The Nov. 4th rain crust exists up to 2600m depending on location in the forecast area. Steady SW winds have formed windslabs in Alpine and Treeline

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