Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Jan 21 – 22, 2013Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche

Wed
Thu
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Ski quality continues to suffer in the wake of last weeks wind and heavy traffic.  Expect highly variable slab conditions - perhaps a few centimeters of new snow later Wednesday into Thursday AM.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    2–4
    30-40cm thick windslabs are being encountered on north to southeast aspects at treeline and above. Expect wide propagations due to the hard nature of these slabs.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

No new precip in the forecasts until perhaps on Wednesday.  NW winds will be in the moderate to strong range.  Above seasonal temperature values.

Avalanche Summary

No new natural avalanches observed or reported.

Snowpack Summary

Surface layers and midpack continuing to facet away - winds generally calm and no redistribution of snow taking place.  Widespread wind effects in all elevation zones.

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