Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Dec 2 – 3, 2017Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sun
Mon
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Moderate danger rating represents a heightened avalanche danger where human triggered avalanches are possible. This is not the green light to go anywhere.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    wind slabs continue building at ridge tops and if triggered, has the potential to step down to the deeper instability.

Weather Forecast

Westerly flow continues to pull moist air from the coast bringing  small amount of precipe to the Rockies. Expect periods of snow with accumulated amounts of10cm this weekend. Winds will remain light to moderate out of SW ,and temperatures steady at -8. Sunday winds will shift bringing a cold air mass from the north with low temps of -15.

Snowpack Summary

Wind slabs continue to build in exposed lee features. A significant crust (black friday, Nov.23) can be found down 30 to 70cms. A persistent slab overlays this crust and so far the bond appears to be strengthening at this interface. The Halloween crust sits well down in the snowpack at TL locations and as high as 2700m.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed or reported

Confidence

Régions couvertes