Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible - Likely
- Taille
- 1–2
Spring weather can often bring variable amounts of precipitation, localized winds, and rapid loading in alpine lee features.
Bulletin d’avalanche
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May 11 – 12, 2018Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche
Sun
Mon
Alpin
Sans niveau
Limite forestière
Sans niveau
Sous la limite
Sans niveau
Points saillants
Problèmes avalancheux
Loose Wet
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Very Likely
- Taille
- 1–2.5
Expect these avalanches to start early on all slopes where the seasonal snow persists.
Wet Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Likely - Very Likely
- Taille
- 1.5–3.5
Warm temperatures, solar radiation, and cornices falling; one, or a combination of these are acting as triggers and creating large destructive avalanches.
Weather Forecast
Snowpack Summary
Some snow still sticking around at treeline on northerly slopes. Deep persistent slabs are out on most aspects in the alpine and treeline. Large triggers, like cornices still lingering in many alpine areas. Isolated spring storms may create non persistent instabilities, like wind slabs, and sluffing.
Avalanche Summary
The spring avalanche cycle is in full swing with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. Large destructive avalanche are running from all elevations and aspects!