Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 3rd, 2014 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Deep Persistent Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Cold and dry for the next few days with no new snow expected. A light northerly flow but mostly light to nil winds. Wednesday and Thursday we may have a few hours of nice sunshine and temperatures moderating later in the forecast period.
Snowpack Summary
15cm of new snow in the past week. Minimal wind effects observed. Cool temperatures have helped strengthen the snowpack. Test results below treeline Monday showed sluffing potential in steep open areas. Most deeper snowpack areas bridge the lingering basal weakness.
Avalanche Summary
no new avalanche activity observed
Confidence
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
An increasingly well settled snowpack means triggering an avalanche on a deep persistent layer has become unlikely. However, large and destructive avalanches may be possible with a heavy load in steep, thin start zones.
Conditions are greatly improved, but be mindful that deep instabilities are still present.Avoid convexities or areas with a thin or variable snowpack.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 6th, 2014 4:00PM