Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 3rd, 2016 4:05PM
The alpine rating is Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Cool temperatures, with freezing levels remaining below 1000m for Wednesday then a gradual warming trend towards the weekend. Southwest wind, gusting to moderate. Light scattered flurries amounting to less than 5cm by Friday evening, increasing in intensity over the weekend with some models showing as much as 25cm.
Snowpack Summary
New windslabs have formed in the alpine and at treeline, mainly on North Easterly aspects below ridge crests and cross loaded terrain. These slabs add load to a mainly weak and facetted midpack that has a layer of concern down about 60cm at an interface of facets and new snow. Isolated pockets of decomposing surface hoar at treeline down 40cm.
Avalanche Summary
Lots of natural avalanche activity on Wednesday, mainly slab avalanches to size 2 on steep solar aspects between 1500 - 2500m, as well as numerous point releases to size 1.5, mainly on Westerly aspects.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 4th, 2016 4:00PM