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Avalanche Forecast

Mar 3rd, 2015–Mar 4th, 2015

Alpine

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Alpine

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low

Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low

Below Treeline

1: Low

The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: Little Yoho.

Now is a great time to be in the alpine! Enjoy the good travel conditions and low danger while it lasts. Be mindful of overhead hazard form cornices and snow mushrooms if you are getting into steeper terrain.

Weather Forecast

The drought continues. No precipitation expected in the forecast period. Temperatures are generally cold overnight (-20 to -25) and warming up to reasonable during the day (-5 to -10). We should see a gradual warming trend through the week. Winds have been light and are expected to stay light until Thurs when they will switch to moderate from the W

Snowpack Summary

Surface facetting has softened up old surfaces in the alpine making for good skiing in sheltered locations. Isolated windslabs exist in the alpine but are unreactive. The rest of the snowpack is generally well settled. Suncrusts exist on solar aspects and temperature crusts exist on all aspects below 1900m.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported or observed today.

Confidence

Due to the number and quality of field observations