Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Waterton Lakes.
The potential is there to have a widespread avalanche cycle with the given forecast for this weekend.
Weather Forecast
The weekend is forecasted for high freeze levels and strong solar input. The last forecasted good freeze is Friday night.
Avalanche Canada's Mountain Weather Forecast is a great regional-scale resource for up-to-date weather information. SPOTWX is a good resource for local scale weather forecasts.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 30cm of recent snow in the alpine with minimal wind effect. This sits on a supportive crust that exists to ridgetop except on high north faces. Overall a well consolidated snowpack. With warming temps we expect the snowpack to become isothermal over the weekend.
Avalanche Summary
We suspect a widespread avalanche cycle on all aspects to mountain top with forecasted freezing levels and solar input over the weekend.Â
Please consider submitting a MIN report if you see an avalanches.
Confidence
Freezing levels are uncertain on Saturday
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Forecasted freezing levels coming into the weekend have the potential to produce a widespread loose wet cycle and historically this is when some of the deeper instabilities have been know to make a resurgence.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3.5
Cornices
The cornices that have built throughout the season may hit the critical state with the forcasted warming trend.
Aspects: North, North East, East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2.5