Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Jan 1 – 4, 2023Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Tue
Wed
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Surprisingly good skiing was reported in the Cameron Lake area. Ice climbs are starting to rebuild with cooler temps.

Pay special attention to the presence of new wind slabs before jumping into large or committing terrain.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed in the last couple days.

A large natural cycle took place over Christmas with results to size 3.5, large debris piles can still be seen in many places.

Snowpack Summary

10-20cm of storm snow has been redistributed by variable winds into wind slabs in the alpine and at treeline. This overlies a crust complex that is up to 30cm thick and has been found up to 2000m. The midpack is mostly well-consolidated snow in the alpine and at treeline. Below treeline the lower snowpack is still very faceted. The 2022-12-14 surface hoar layer can be found down 50-70cm and has still been reactive in tests.

Weather Summary

Sunday

Light NW winds today under overcast skies. Temperatures in the alpine will hover around -5. No precip forecast for today.

Monday

Light NW winds continue with mostly sunny skies. The alpine high will be -5 today with no significant precip forecast.

Tuesday

Clear skies and light NW winds. No precip today and an alpine high temperature of -5.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.

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