Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Dec 28 – 29, 2018Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Good skiing is being found at upper elevations but it is heads up hockey for thin weak spots where a skier can trigger the weak basal layers.  Mellow terrain is key.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1.5–2.5
    Slabs are everywhere in lee and cross-loaded terrain in the Alpine and open areas at Treeline. These slabs are very sensitive to human-triggering in steep and unsupported terrain.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1.5–3
    The basal layers are very weak. An avalanche initiated in the upper snowpack could step down to the bottom of the snowpack.

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

Winds will move out of the north to a more SW flow with flurries overnight and throughout the day on Saturday.  Total snowfall amounts by end of the day on Saturday will be around 10cm.  Temperatures will thankfully warm back up to the -10C range as the western flow returns.

Avalanche Summary

A sz 2 on a NE aspect on Heros bowl was observed below a cliff band which was a theme over the past week (below cliff bands).  Likely due to the pronounced facetting around the thin rocky areas.  Another sz 2 was observed on Mt Murray which failed on a re-loaded bed surface on a N aspects at 2400m.

Snowpack Summary

Well not much be a changing except the snowpack is getting weaker.  The cold temps are facetting out the entire snowpack especially in thinner areas.  The winds earlier in dec have made the snowpack highly variable.  Areas that are normally "deep" at this time of year are very shallow.  As the Dec 10th interface has improved in strength the basal facets have gotten worse.  The alpine snowpack has settled while treeline areas are where forecasters are very cautious and hyper alert.  Pockets of old windslabs are carefully perched over the underlying facets and with thin weak areas widespread, human triggerring is possible for sure.  Stick to conservative terrain.  The snowpack is below average for this time of year. 

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