Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Mar 10 – 11, 2018Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Warm temps, broken skies, irregular strong solar effect! Feels very spring-like. This is a transitional time for the snowpack continue to treat the terrain cautiously. Plan for the dawn patrol, enjoy the sun and get back early for happy hour!

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    A cold, facetting, and structurally weak slab up to 80cm thick overlies faceted crystals (well developed in shallow areas). Low elevations will present as a loose dry avalanche problem.

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–2
    Late afternoon problem in steep, solar rocky terrain. Found to be entraining the surrounding, facetted snowpack and will build up volume quickly.

Weather Forecast

Spring like warming trend with a distinct south westerly flow. Freezing levels rising to treeline elevations into the weekend. Trace, to upwards of 10cm of snow overnight Friday won't stick around long with daytime solar and warming for Saturday. Freezing level to 1700m, light west winds and, Alpine temps; High of -6.

Snowpack Summary

Facetting has weakened the snowpack in isolated areas through the forecast region. Melt freeze, spring-like cycle beginning in ernest BTL. Variable, moist surface snow on steep, rocky solar aspects. Less so on BTL, ski-able, solar slopes where broken cloud and cooling winds are keeping the surface dry. Wind effect in open areas in the ALP and TL.

Avalanche Summary

Explosive assisted, solar induced, loose dry avalanches to sz 1.5 in BTL south and south-west aspects entraining the facets and running fast on Wednesday.

Confidence

Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain on Saturday

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