Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Feb 27 – 28, 2016Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sat
Sun
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
2 · Modéré
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Points saillants

Snow and SW wind on Saturday will be building new windslab conditions.  Stick to sheltered slopes for best conditions.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    The new snow will becoming in warm with good transport winds from the SW.  Excellent slab forming conditions on lee slopes.  Bonding should be good but best to avoid steep terrain.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    Persistent weak layers of decomposed surface hoar, facets, and depth hoar are in many locations. These layers have been stubborn to trigger underfoot but could be triggered by cornice failure or from shallow spot.

Weather Forecast

The freezing level is only expected to drop to 1500 m overnight on Friday with possibility of heavy snow and moderate SW winds.  Snow to continue through Saturday.  Expecting a good recovery on Saturday night and light precipitation beginning Sunday night into the new week.

Snowpack Summary

Warm temps are developing isothermal conditions below tree-line and on solar aspects into tree-line.  A persistent slab is bridging weak depth hoar at most tree-line locations.  This slab will lose its support as temperatures rise and if overloaded by new snow.  Thin rocky solar exposed alpine slopes are beginning to shed.

Avalanche Summary

No field trips on Friday. A large cornice triggered sz 3 slab avalanche on cross-loaded alpine NW facing slope was reported in the Icefields on Thursday.  Numerous loose wet avalanches to sz 2 were observed in Portal Creek on Friday as sun heated the alpine slopes.

Confidence

Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Saturday

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