Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Nov 7 – 8, 2020Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
No rating
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Highlights

20-30cm recent snow with new and buried windslabs are being encountered in alpine terrain. Still very early season and very thin out there. Ice climbers be thinking about loose dry avalanches affecting your route.  

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible - Likely
    Size
    1.5–2.5

    Windslabs can be found in alpine areas along ridgelines and in gullied terrain. 

Confidence

Low -

Weather Forecast

Cooling temperatures with light snow is forecast overnight. New snow will not be significant (5cm) and winds are forecasted to continue to be light. 

Avalanche Summary

Isolated loose dry out of steep terrain but these are not running far. 

Snowpack Summary

20-25cm of snow is overlying a 5cm thick crust that is 30-35cm off the ground. Windslabs are now buried in alpine areas. At treeline and below thin snowpack with lots of hazards dominates the landscape. 

Terrain and Travel

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.

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