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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 6th, 2012–Dec 7th, 2012

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, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Jasper.

Good skiing can be located in sheltered treeline locations.

Weather Forecast

8mm of precipitation in the form of light flurries will move through now until Sunday. A weak ridge of high pressure may set up beginning on Saturday bringing the first cold temperatures of the season in the -20 range. Winds will continue to gust moderate Southwest at alpine ridgetops.

Snowpack Summary

Light to moderate variable winds at ridgetop are redistributing recent storm snow onto a variety of lee aspects. Watch for pockets of specific terrain features that may have developed into a slab condition. 

Avalanche Summary

No New significant natural avalanches were observed today. Explosive work along parkers slabs with 14 avalauncher shots only produced one size 2 slab avalanche from a windloaded location on rock slab. 

Confidence

Due to the number and quality of field observations on Thursday

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.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.