Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Jan 16 – 17, 2012Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible

Points saillants

Cold temperatures may lock down the snowpack in the short term. Cornice fall is a real concern as it has proven that the basal facets are still susceptible to triggering by large loads.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–3
    Moderate to Strong Northerly winds have developed extensive wind slab on lee slopes and have cross loaded gulley features. A stiff wind slab is present on almost all slopes. There may have enough mass in these slabs to release the basal facets.
  • Cornices

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Likely - Very Likely
    Taille
    2–4
    Cornices have developed above wind-loaded features. Several avalanches (size 2 to 3) have been triggered by both human-caused and natural cornice fall. These large loads have released slopes down to the basal facets in the alpine.
  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    2–4
    Large loads (large cornice fall) have been able to trigger this weakness recently on fatter wind-loaded slopes in the alpine.

Weather Forecast

Snowpack Summary

Avalanche Summary

Confidence

The weather pattern is stable on Monday

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