Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Fryatt, Maligne, Marmot, Miette Lake, Pyramid.
Far less snow fell in Tuesdays storm than on the Icefields. Many areas were stripped from the storm's strong winds but lee and cross-loaded features will have new windslabs.
The threat of early season hazards is real and just below the surface.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
Wednesday's patrol noted nothing significant as the storm brought far less snow than the Parkway.
Snowpack Summary
5-10cm of new snow redistributed by strong winds has stripped many areas and formed windslabs and storm slabs where deposited. This overlies a weak surface hoar and facet layer or a melt-freeze crust on south and west aspects. The snowpack is 30-40cm in depth with a weak base.
A rain crust exists below 1800m.
Weather Summary
The Mountain Weather Forecast is available from Avalanche Canada https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
Thursday
Cloudy with sunny periods and southerly ridgetop winds 15 km/h.
Alpine temperature: High -8 °C and freezing level at valley bottom.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
New snow and winds have built wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded features.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2