Kananaskis

The storm snow is settling and allowing a bit more travel opportunity. Below treeline is still rugged and needs more snow.

No new avalanches observed today with good visibility

Forecasters finally went for a walk up the chester today. Overall reasonable coverage with 60cm settled snow in the meadows at 2100m. As we gained height on solar aspects the snowpack shrunk down to 20-40cm. There is a crust that is supportive to travel up to at least 2200m. We didn't go higher. The wind had slightly picked up and some scouring was noticeable on the highest ridges.

Tuesday will see cloudy skies and a day time high of -8. Trace amounts of snow and Moderate 30km/h winds from the west

https://hpfx.collab.science.gc.ca/~fsg006/productviewer/ab/table/AB_Rockies_Forecast.html

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
• Ice climbers should be equipped with avalanche safety gear.
• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.