Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Feb 15 – 16, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

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

Good skiing exists in areas that have been sheltered from the wind.

Assess wind loading on open slopes before committing to terrain as windslabs may remain reactive to human triggers.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2

    The wind slabs will likely remain human triggerable as they sit on a well developed weak layer.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    2–3

    A variety of crusts with facets above and below exist at the bottom of the snowpack. These layers are going to be with us for a long time and pose a low probability, high consequence situation if triggered.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed.

Snowpack Summary

In the alpine and treeline snow has been redistributed by wind and sits over top of a weak layer consisting of temperature crusts, winds slabs, or faceted snow. Where soft surface snow exists it is faceted into the upper snowpack.

The midpack is weak and faceted. The early season crusts are faceting and breaking down but continue to persist along with large depth hoar at the base. The snowpack at tree line is 70-130 cm in the Icefields area and 50 cm in the Maligne area.

Weather Summary

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud.

Precipitation: Nil.

Alpine temperature: High -13 °C.

Ridge wind light to 15 km/h.

Sunday

Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.

Precipitation: Trace.

Alpine temperature: Low -17 °C, High -10 °C.

Ridge wind light to 15 km/h.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud.

Precipitation: Nil.

Alpine temperature: Low -15 °C, High -10 °C.

Light ridge wind.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.

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