Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Mar 4 – 5, 2014Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche

Thu
Fri
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
3 · Marqué
Sous la limite
2 · Modéré
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Points saillants

With upwards of 40cm of new snow in the forecast by Friday AM coupled with strong to extreme SW winds over the next 48 hours an increase in Avalanche Danger is certain.  Look for increased natural avalanche activity as a sign of increasing danger.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    2–5
    The Feb 10 persistent weak layer is highly variable in nature (a mix of facets, sun crust, wind slab, surface hoar) and is still producing moderate to hard shears down 40 to 80cm in the snowpack.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    Easy to moderate shears at the storm snow interface. Observed 30-40cm of new snow at TL on wind loaded slope with cracking in the soft slabs being reported in numerous locations.

Confidence

Fair - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Wednesday

Weather Forecast

Milder temps are bringing with them strong to extreme winds with some variability across the forecast area.  The Aster Lake area has experienced strong winds all day while the Smith-Dorrien area had periods of calm with strong winds at ridgetop in the PM.  10cm of storm snow is forecast for Tuesday night with another 15cm on Wednesday and similar amounts forecast for Thursday.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed or reported.

Snowpack Summary

Snowpack depths overtop of the Feb 10 layer of SC/FC/SH vary from 35-80cm thick depending upon elevation and terrain exposure to winds. The bond at this interface is moving into the Hard range based on field tests over the past 2 days.

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