Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely - Possible
- Taille
- 1–2
Wind slabs are most likely around ridge crests, steep roll-overs, and cross-loaded slopes.
Bulletin d’avalanche
Voir sur la carteEast Kakwa
Jan 28 – 29, 2025Avalanche Canada
Archivé · expiré 2 years ago
Danger d’avalanche
Thu
Fri
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
Points saillants
Reactive wind slabs may exist in lee and cross-loaded terrain.
Problèmes avalancheux
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Keep posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network!
Snowpack Summary
Anticipate crusty surface conditions on all south-facing or sun-affected slopes. Widespread wind-affected surfaces can be found elsewhere.
The mid and lower snowpack is largely made up of weak faceted snow and various crusts near the base of the snowpack.
Weather Summary
Monday Night
Mostly clear. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Thursday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- Approach lee and cross-loaded slopes with caution.