Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Feb 10 – 13, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

With fresh snow and strong winds forecasted for Sunday, new wind slabs are likely to form and be reactive to skier traffic. The wind direction will continue to be variable so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Likely
    Taille
    1–2.5

    Variable wind direction over the next 3 days may result in wind slabs on all aspects.

  • Loose Dry

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

    May see increased reactivity of this problem with solar input on Saturday.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed in the past 3 days.

Snowpack Summary

20 cm of new snow with a recently buried thin crust on solar aspects. Below the new snow, a thick melt freeze crust exists at all aspects and elevations. Below this, the snowpack is moist to ground at treeline and below, now slowly refreezing. Significantly less snow in the eastern areas of the park. Snowpack depths between 30 - 150 cm.

Weather Summary

Sat

Clear skies with an alpine high of -7°C. Winds increasing to 35 - 45 km/hr from the NW.

Sun

Scattered flurries, wind continuing to increase to 65 km/hr and switching to SW. Alpine high of -6°C.

Mon

Up to 10 cm of new snow by the evening. Winds 55 km/hr, decreasing to 25 km/hr from the W. Alpine high of -6°C.

For more info see: Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.

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