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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 11th, 2022–Apr 14th, 2022

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Waterton Lakes.

Use caution at ridge top as NW winds have created windslabs and cross loaded features.

Enjoy this last blip of winter!

Weather Forecast

Tues: Cloudy with scattered  flurries, accumulating to 10cm. Alpine high -11. Strong NW winds. Freezing levels valley bottom.

Wed: Cloudy with  scattered flurries, accumulating to 10 cm. Alpine high -12. NW wind easing moderate to light throughout the day. FL valley bottom.

Sun: Cloudy with scattered flurries. Alpine high of -10. Light N winds.

Snowpack Summary

15 cm of storm snow in brings this weeks total to 25 cm. New snow buried refrozen surfaces on all aspects well into ALP. A series of crusts and windslab make up the midpack. Lower snowpack is well settled 1F to P. HS 250-300 cm near the continental divide.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed since last warm up. Visibility was poor today. Please report any observations to the Mountain Information Network we really appreciate the information as neighboring operations are shutting down for the season.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.