Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely - Possible
- Taille
- 1–2.5
Watch for pockets of windslabs at upper elevations. Especially along northern aspects.
Bulletin d’avalanche
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Danger d’avalanche
Wed
Thu
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
Conditions printanières
Sous la limite
Conditions printanières
Périmé — ce bulletin a expiré 4 months ago. Vous consultez des conditions passées, pas le bulletin en cours.
Points saillants
Spring like conditions with cooler temperatures, watch out for isolated pockets of wind slabs on northerly aspects.
Problèmes avalancheux
Loose Wet
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible
- Taille
- 1–1.5
These will be a problem with a poor overnight freeze along with strong solar radiation.
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity was observed or reported Monday
Snowpack Summary
A widespread crust can be found on all aspects as high as the peaks on all aspects except pure north. Dry snow can be found on northern aspects above 2300m but there is also some wind affect in these areas.
Cornices continue to sag with warmer temps
Be sure to check the quality of the freeze overnight before you go! Stability will change throughout the day as the conditions warm up.
Weather Summary
Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud, possibility of isolated flurries. A day time high of -3 with SW winds up to 60km/h. Light flurries are expected to start in the late afternoon of Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
Freezing levels to rise upto 2150m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and sun exposure.
- Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.
- Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.