Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Mar 25, 2019Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

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

A weak melt freeze crust on nearly all aspects except for true north at TL and above. An overall cooling trend but watch for localized, increasing hazard if the sun breaks out. 

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2.5
    An isothermal snowpack exists at all elevations on solar aspects. This will need time to cool and settle before becoming truly trustworthy and natural, and especially human triggering is still possible in the meantime.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain

Weather Forecast

Weather forecasts have been inconsistent in temperatures, cooling rate and precip. What is definitive is that we are in a mild cooling trend. Broken skies and freezing level to rise to 2200m.

Snowpack Summary

Wet surface snow (top 10cm) on all aspects below 1800m. Temperatures start to cool on Saturday evening and you can expect a weak melt freeze crust where snow was previously moist; this may break-down BTL over the day Sunday. The snowpack has remained dry on shady aspects on higher elevations and may be best chance at good riding in the short term.

Avalanche Summary

Valley bottom flooding and surging rivers. No new avalanche activity observed or reported.Anything interesting this weekend? Share with the community on the CAA Mountain Information Network

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