Bulletin d’avalanche

Cariboos

Mar 3 – 4, 2013Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Tue
Wed
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
3 · Marqué
Sous la limite
2 · Modéré
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Points saillants

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Cornices

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–4
    The storm has left many large cornices in it's wake on lee slopes, many of which may be teetering on the brink of failure.  Cornice fall has the potential to initiate large destructive avalanches.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    3–7
    A weak layer of surface hoar and/or a crust is now down 100 - 150 cm.  The coming days will reveal more about the sensitivity of this layer, but it's still suspect at the present time.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    2–6
    Human triggering remains a concern as the snowpack adjusts to it's new load.  Storm slab avalanches have the potential to step down to the buried surface hoar resulting in large destructive avalanches.

Confidence

Fair - Due to variable snowpack conditions

Weather Forecast

Synopsis:  The pineapple express is being replaced with a ridge of high pressure that should remain in place for the foreseeable future.  A weak frontal wave makes it’s way inland Tuesday, but confidence in the exact timing and intensity are poor on Tuesday. Monday: Freezing level at 1000m.  No significant precip.  Increasing cloud cover.  Light east wind.Tuesday: Freezing level around 600m.  Light E/SE wind.  Isolated flurries with no significant accumulation.  Wednesday: Freezing level around 500m.  Light S wind.  No significant precipitation.

Avalanche Summary

Visibility has been limited, as a result there hasn't been much in the way of avalanche observations.  A few natural size 3 avalanches in the north of the region were reported Saturday from SE facing slopes.  With clear skies on Sunday, I imagine observations will increase.

Snowpack Summary

The Caribous picked up an extra 20 - 40 cm Saturday night which brings the recent storm total to 60 - 100cm.  Strong winds out of both the SW and more recently NW have formed wind slabs on lee aspects in the alpine and wind exposed treeline elevations. The freezing level rose to around 1200m mid storm which has resulted in 4 cm of unfrozen schmoo/slush now buried by 25 cm of lighter density snow on many slopes below treeline.  The Feb. 12 SH is now down 100 - 150 cm.  This layer along with a deeper weak layer from late January continue to show planar failures when moderate to hard forces are applied in snow pack tests. These deeper layers have not been reactive to the weight of a rider as of late.

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