Bulletin d’avalanche

Kootenay Boundary

Nov 19 – 20, 2011Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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This bulletin is based on limited data. Local variation in conditions and danger levels are likely to exist. To produce more accurate forecasts, we need information. Please send an email to [email protected].

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    Variable winds have created the potential for windslabs on all aspects.

Confidence

Poor - Due to limited field observations

Weather Forecast

Sunday: Expect clouds to build and winds to shift to southwesterly. Temperatures will remain cool. Flurries could begin in the evening. Monday & Tuesday: Periods of snow, especially the west side of the region. Winds will stay southwesterly and increase significantly as the storm intensifies. Expect freezing levels to reach 1500m on Tuesday.

Avalanche Summary

Observations are extremely limited at this time. No new avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

10-30cm of new snow has fallen in the last 48hrs, with significantly more at the south end of the region. Snowpack depths are likely in the 60-80cm range at about 1600m and about 125cms at 2000m. In the upper snowpack, windslab and storm snow instabilities exist around lee features and ridgelines. Watch for the possibility of reverse loading with the recent Easterly winds.

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