Bulletin d’avalanche

Little Yoho

Feb 21 – 22, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Points saillants

Conditions are generally good. Watch for isolated wind-slabs in steep lee alpine terrain.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

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

    Expect to find small wind slabs in high alpine lee terrain. Stronger winds forecast for Friday may result in wider spread windslab development.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches were observed or reported in the Yoho forecast region today.

Snowpack Summary

Surface hoar development to 4mm on can be found on shaded aspects below treeline. Suncrust exist on steep solar aspects and isolated wind slabs can be found in the high alpine. There is 10-25 cm of facetted snow over the Feb 3 crust. In shallower snowpack areas weak facet layers can be found in the mid and lower pack.

Weather Summary

Isolated flurries for Tuesday night and Wednesday with total accumulations less then 5 cm by end of day on Wednesday. Ridgetop winds are forecast to be light to moderate from the west. Freezing Levels will rise to 1800 m on Wednesday.

For more information be sure to check AvCan's Mountain Weather.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.

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