Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 10th, 2022 6:37PM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeLucas Gurba,
Use extra caution in wind effected lees, sheltered areas will also provide the better skiing.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Friday: Winds increasing through the day and into the night with partially cloudy skies. Temp rising to -5 in the alpine.
Saturday: Temps continue to rise to 0 in the alpine. Clear skies and winds decreasing from extreme to strong.
Sunday: Alpine temps dip just below 0 with flurries through the day. Moderate to strong SW winds.
Snowpack Summary
M-S SW winds are forming windslabs up to 70cm deep, this overlies old windslabs and a March 3 rain crust. An additional 50 cm of settling snow over the Feb 15 crust that exists up to 2000m. Lower snowpack is well settled 1F to P. HS 250-300 cm near the continental divide.
Avalanche Summary
A natural windslab cycle has occurred in the last 24h with results up to size 3. A size 2.5 windslab avalanche was observed at the south end of Forum ridge. It is suspected that this new avalanche failed on a re-loaded bed surface from the large size 3 last week. As always keep those Mountain Information Network observations coming.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Strong to extreme winds over the weekend will add to windslabs.
- Be aware of the potential for wide propagations due to the presence of hard windslabs.
- Use caution in lee areas. Recent wind loading have created wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 13th, 2022 5:00PM