Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible - Likely
- Taille
- 1–2
Pockets of windslab are likely to exist at higher elevations and may react to the weight of a skier/rider.
Bulletin d’avalanche
Voir sur la carteSouth Rockies
Feb 6 – 7, 2013Avalanche Canada
Archivé · expiré 14 years ago
Danger d’avalanche
Fri
Sat
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
Points saillants
Problèmes avalancheux
Confidence
Fair - Due to limited field observations
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Trace amounts of new snow / Light west winds / Freezing level at 1200mFriday: Clearing throughout the day / Light northwest winds / Freezing level at surfaceSaturday: Mainly clear skies / Light north winds / Freezing level at surface
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Generally light accumulations overlie a variety of surfaces which include: wind slab at higher elevations, settled storm snow or spotty surface hoar in more sheltered terrain, and a crust on previously sun-exposed slopes. A variable interface buried on Jan 23 is down about 20-40cm. In most locations it appears to be well bonded; however, buried surface hoar (up to 20mm) has been found in isolated parts of the North Elk valley. This will be something to watch as the overlying slab develops. The lower snowpack is generally well-settled.