Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible
- Taille
- 1–2
New wind slab avalanches may have formed in exposed terrain from recent snow and strong wind. Use caution in lee features near ridges.
Bulletin d’avalanche
Voir sur la carteNorthwest Inland
Feb 20, 2019Avalanche Canada
Archivé · expiré 8 years ago
Danger d’avalanche
Thu
Fri
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
Points saillants
New wind slabs may exist at higher elevations from recent snow and strong wind.
Problèmes avalancheux
Snowpack Summary
Tuesday's storm brought around 5 to 10 cm of snow to the region, with associated strong west wind. This snow accumulated onto a variety of hard slabs, wind-pressed snow, sastrugi, sugary faceted snow, and melt-freeze crust. In sheltered areas at and below treeline, the new snow may have fallen onto pockets of feathery surface hoar crystals and soft, faceted snow.In the south of the region, the remainder of the snowpack is well-settled. In the north of the region, around 50 cm of snow may overly a weak layer of surface hoar or faceted grains.
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with isolated flurries, trace accumulation, moderate north wind, alpine temperature -9 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud with afternoon clearing, light to moderate northeast wind, alpine temperature -10 C.THURSDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light west wind, alpine temperature -8 C.FRIDAY: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, moderate to strong southwest wind, alpine temperature -8 C.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the region on Monday.