Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Apr 13 – 14, 2022Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Fri
Sat
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Old Man Winter is a stubborn one this year! Chilly temps and light NE winds are keeping the snow (and us) cold. 

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2

    Windslabs can be found in the alpine along ridgelines and in gullied terrain. Watch for these slabs overlying a crust on solar aspects. 

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Don't put the down coat away, you'll need it if you're heading out tomorrow. In fact, you may want 2 of them. Overnight will see lows of -20, with a daytime high of a measly -12. Light NE winds, scattered flurries and cloud round out the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

A few minor loose dry avalanches out of very steep terrain.

Snowpack Summary

Recent snow is continuing to trickle in with 10-20cm (drainage dependant) of storm snow in the Alpine. The amount rapildy tapers below treeline though so dont expect much is the lower elevations. The snow is overlying a thick crust on all aspects expect north. isolated windslabs can be expected in the alpine on all aspects along ridgelines and immediate lee features.  

Terrain and Travel

  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.

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