Bulletin d’avalanche

South Coast

Feb 6, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
3 · Marqué
Sous la limite
3 · Marqué
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Points saillants

Touchy storm slabs reactive to human triggers. Storm slab reactivity may persist for longer than usual due to the cold snow overlying a hard crust.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Likely - Very Likely
    Taille
    1–2
    Touchy storm slabs reactive to human triggers. Use small slopes with low consequence to test the bond of the storm snow.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Monday: Mostly cloudy / Light, southwest winds / Freezing level sea level.Tuesday: Mostly cloudy / Light, southeast winds / Freezing level 250 m.Wednesday: 10-15 cm new snow/ Moderate to strong, southwest winds/ Freezing level 500 m.

Avalanche Summary

On Saturday, there were numerous reports of human triggered avalanches up to size 2.5 running on a knife hard crust much further than expected.

Snowpack Summary

45-80 cm of recent storm snow is sitting on a knife hard crust. These storm slabs have been very reactive to human triggers. The mid and lower snowpack are settled and well bonded with the average snowpack depth at treeline 250-300 cm.

Régions couvertes