Bulletin d’avalanche

Lizard-Flathead

Feb 15 – 16, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sat
Sun
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Watch for signs of instability, like shooting cracks, as you move into steeper terrain.

Choose smaller test slopes before committing to large features.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2

    Storm snow is starting to settle and become less reactive. Test on small features before committing to large terrain.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

On Wednesday, a large (size 2) storm slab avalanche was trigger utilizing explosives near Fernie. It was initiated on a Ne aspect and ran 500 meters.

Several small (size 1-1.5) storm slab avalanches were triggered with explosives near Fernie on Tuesday.

Numerous explosive and rider-triggered large (size 2) storm slabs were reported near Fernie on Monday.

Snowpack Summary

20 to 30 cm of recent snow adds on top of the early February rain crust now buried 40 to 50 cm deep, which seems well-bonded at lower elevations but isn't bonding well at higher elevations.

There are crusts and facets in the mid and lower snowpack but have not produced any recent avalanches.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. 10-15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, light flurries 1 to 5 cm. 15 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Friday

Mostly clear skies. 20 to 30 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

Saturday

Clear skies. 15 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.

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