Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Jan 22 – 23, 2013Parks 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

If freezing levels and solar input increases dramatically on Tuesday, the potential to trigger an avalanche will increase in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures and overcast conditions seem to be regulating this effect somewhat.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    Last week's extreme winds have developed hard wind slabs on lee aspects. It sporadically overlies a buried surface hoar from Jan 6th. Avalanches were initially observed on thin, steep, lee slopes in the alpine but activity subsided since Friday.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    2–4
    Initiating the surface wind slab can trigger this deeper weakness. This situation will more likely occur in shallow snowpack areas. Less activity since Friday due to cooler temperatures but expect human triggering remains possible on steep slopes.

Weather Forecast

Tuesday will be cloudy periods, slightly warm temperatures with freezing level to 1600m and strong W winds at 3000m. Wednesday will have cooling trend, 5mm of precip, and moderate-strong treeline and alpine West winds. Thursday will warm slightly but little change expected.

Snowpack Summary

Last week's extreme NW winds stripped fetch zones. Hard slabs are present on all lee slopes tree line and above. Surface hoar is found 10-40cm down depending on wind-loading patterns. Weak basal facets dominates thin areas. Below tree line, the old storm snow is over a rotten facet base. Colder overnight temperatures helping stability.

Avalanche Summary

A few natural size 1.5-2 avalanches noted Monday on steep unskiable SW alpine terrain but overall activity has subsided. Previous to Saturday, numerous full depth natural slab avalanches occurred on thin, steep, lee alpine slopes up to size 3. They ran far in paths with steep run outs.  

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain on Tuesday

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