Waterton Lakes
Danger d’avalanche
Points saillants
Avalanche hazard remains low and the snowpack is generally stable.
However, a few centimeters of new snow has done little to improve the skiing and travel conditions, as a robust crust is still present on all aspects and elevations.
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the last 48 hours.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 5cm of new snow sits on a thick crust at all elevations. Below, sits a series of facets and additional melt-freeze crusts. The mid pack consists of settled snow. The lower snowpack is refrozen rain effected layers.
Weather Summary
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Alpine high of -14 °C. Wind gusting to 20 km/h from the west.
Sunday
Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine high of -11°C. Ridge winds gusting to 30km/h from the southwest.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine high of -8°C. Ridge winds gusting to 35km/h from the southwest.
Current weather forecast: Mountain Weather Forecast
Terrain and Travel Advice
- A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.