Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Feb 1 – 2, 2013Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Fri
Sat
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible

Points saillants

Recent new snow have softened treeline conditions in sheltered areas.  Good skiing can be found.  Ice climbing conditions are great!

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely
    Taille
    1–3
    Hard windslabs can be found on a variety of aspects in the alpine and are generally very stubborn to trigger. New thin wind slabs are forming in exposed areas above treeline with recent flurries.

Weather Forecast

Scattered flurries with 5 cm possible over Thursday night.  Friday skies will clear and it will be sunny and warm with light to moderate Westerly winds.

Snowpack Summary

Wind slabs in exposed lee features, faceted mid-pack at lower elevations, and poor travel with difficult trail-breaking below treeline. Persistent hard slab and sastrugi widespread above treeline.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed or reported today.

Confidence

The weather pattern is stable

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