Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely - Possible
- Taille
- 1–1.5
Continuous strong wind has affected the snow surface. Isolated wind slabs may exist in steep terrain features.
Bulletin d’avalanche
Voir sur la carteNorthwest Inland
Feb 17 – 18, 2019Avalanche Canada
Archivé · expiré 8 years ago
Danger d’avalanche
Tue
Wed
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
Points saillants
Wind-affected snow is found almost everywhere in the region.
Problèmes avalancheux
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds, moderate northwest wind, alpine temperature -15 C.MONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries, trace accumulation, moderate to strong northwest wind, alpine temperature -8 C.TUESDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 1 to 5 cm, moderate to strong west wind, alpine temperature -6 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light to moderate northeast wind, alpine temperature -9 C.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the region on Saturday.
Snowpack Summary
A dusting of new snow in the south of the region overlies a snow surface that has been heavily affected by strong wind. You will likely find a variety of hard slabs, wind-pressed snow, sastrugi, sugary faceted snow, and melt-freeze crust where the wind has scoured down to it. In sheltered areas below treeline, you may still find pockets of soft, faceted snow.In the south of the region, the remainder of the snowpack is well-settled. In the north of the region, 50 to 100 cm of snow may overly two weak layers of feathery surface hoar crystals or faceted grains.