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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 25th, 2023–Nov 26th, 2023

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season

Regions

Glacier.

The main hazard at the moment is all of the early season obstacles, barely covered by the shallow snowpack. Choose your line wisely, and ski/ride with care.

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Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

On Friday, a field team ski cut a very small avalanche in the NE facing entrance to Cheops North Bowl. We also observed isolated small avalanches from the steep terrain of the MacDonald gullies.

On Thursday, we observed numerous small solar triggered, loose dry avalanches.

If you witness avalanches on your backcountry tour, please submit a MIN with your observations.

Snowpack Summary

Expect a weak surface crust on steep terrain facing the sun.

The height of snow at treeline is approx. 80cm, which is 40cm below average. Many rocks/trees lurking at and just below the snow surface.

The base of the snowpack consists of weak, sugary facets.

Weather Summary

A ridge of high pressure is giving us an extended period of dry conditions.

Tonight: Mainly cloudy, Light ridge winds, Alpine low -9°C.

Sun: Mainly cloudy, Light wind, High -7°C, Freezing level (Fzl) valley bottom.

Mon: Sunny periods, Light wind, Low -8°C, High -4°C, Fzl 1200m.

Tues: Sunny periods, Light wind, Low -10°C, High -4°C.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Even a small avalanche can be harmful if it pushes you into an obstacle or a terrain trap.

Problems

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.