Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible - Likely
- Taille
- 1–3
Be heads up for this layer around treeline and in sheltered areas.
Bulletin d’avalanche
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Jan 22 – 23, 2015Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche
Sat
Sun
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
Points saillants
An incoming system is expected on Friday with strong SW winds, 30-40cm of new snow and freezing levels climbing to 2100m by Sunday.
Problèmes avalancheux
Persistent Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible
- Taille
- 1–3
The Dec 13th crust is down 40-50cm and is continuing to produce moderate results.
Deep Persistent Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely - Possible
- Taille
- 2–4
Hard windslabs are widespread in alpine terrain. These are overlying a weak facetted base.
Confidence
Poor - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Saturday
Weather Forecast
Very little change in the weather pattern for Friday at this stage in the game and then on Saturday the forecast is calling for up to 30-40cm of new snow over the weekend (as of this date, this will change) strong winds out of the SW and freezing levels climbing to 2100m. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to watch this system.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanche activity.
Snowpack Summary
Not a whole lot of change when it doesnt snow. Widespread hard slabs in alpine terrain overlying weak facetted crystals and depth hoar. At treeline there are two layers of concern, the Jan 16th SH layer which was found up to 2300m and is now down 20-30cm in the snowpack and the Dec 13th Crust which is down 40-50cm with a weak layer of facetted grains overlying it. Generally, still looks like early season out there even though its the middle of the season...