Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Dec 2 – 5, 2015Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Wed
Thu
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible

Points saillants

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

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

Weather Forecast

Strong south winds continuing through Thursday.  With the temperature inversion of the past couple of days having dissipated, temperatures are forecast to increase to above freezing overnight in the valley bottoms but remain relatively cool in the alpine. 

Snowpack Summary

Moderate to strong south west winds at ridgetop are building fresh windslabs in lee areas and scouring exposed ridgecrests back down to the November 17th melt freeze crust. Recent surface hoar growth of up to 10mm in the valley bottoms. Middle and lower snowpack are generally well settled with no notable weak layers.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche activity has been observed or reported.

Confidence

Régions couvertes