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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 29th, 2019–Mar 30th, 2019

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Regions

Jasper.

You can expect a localized rise in avalanche hazard over the day depending on exposure to the sun. Higher north aspects remain dry.

Weather Forecast

Mixed sun and cloud again for Saturday. Freezing level to 2300m over the day on Friday. Overnight temps have been cold, -12 overnight Thursday, the same is forecast for Friday evening. The large temperature swings will subside Sunday, and a more moist, consistent air mass moves in keeping temps steady over the day and through the overnight Sunday.

Snowpack Summary

New snow has settling fast and bonding well to previous surfaces. The snowpack is cycling from isothermal, to overnight freeze with an supportive crust below (about 10cm thick) treeline on all aspects. Crust breaking down under a strong solar influence by mid-morning on any sunny aspect.

Avalanche Summary

Very little new activity observed or reported by field teams in the Columbia Icefields area.Share your observations with the community on the CAA Mountain Information Network

Confidence

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.