Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Dec 25 – 26, 2017Parks Canada
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1
    Small amounts of recent snow has been blown into thin windslabs over the Dec 18 drought layer. These slabs will be found mainly over crusts or wind effect however surface hoar and facets were buried as well and would warrant more caution.

Weather Forecast

Little mercy from the weather gods for Christmas! Temperatures will continue to fall overnight and through the day on Monday. Clear, beautiful skies if you can tolerate the temps. Some light precip forecast for the middle of the week but likely only in the southern fringes of the forecast region.

Snowpack Summary

Isolated pockets of wind-slab in exposed areas at upper elevations. Below this recent snow, an old snow interface of facets, crust, and surface hoar was lightly buried on December 18. Several other noticeable crusts lie dormant deeper in the pack.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported or observed.

Confidence

The weather pattern is stable

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