Bulletin d’avalanche

Jasper

Mar 23 – 24, 2013Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible

Points saillants

Cornices are large so give them a wide berth. Sun has the potential to increase the afternoon avalanche danger at all elevations particularly on S aspects, sun affected bowls, and gullies. Human triggered avalanches remain possible in isolated areas. 

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–3
    Last week's 90cm of snow has generally bonded with the snowpack.  North and South winds produced a thick slab on a variety of aspects overlying weak basal facets. Cornice failures can trigger this in a big way.

Weather Forecast

Strong diurnal temperature fluctuations will continue to occur. Sunday should stay relatively cool, sun with afternoon clouds, and light N winds. Freezing level should reach 1000m by the afternoon. Monday through Wednesday should be clear skies with a solid freeze occurring at night. Freezing levels are rising to 1600m by late afternoon.

Snowpack Summary

A variable thick slab exists in alpine and treeline locations on a variety of aspects. It is over a strong midpack except in shallow locations where you could trigger basal facets or depth hoar weakness at the ground. At treeline in south facing terrain, their is a suncrust 80 cm deep. Strong diurnal temperature fluctuations have helped stability. 

Avalanche Summary

Nothing new noted on Saturday's Icefield's patrol with good visibility. A size 3 was observed Friday off Indian ridge main peak up Whistler creek. It scrubbed to ground and ran far. Thursday in Shangrila a size 3 occurred. It was triggered by cornice fall in the afternoon heat, scrubbed to ground, 2m crown, and ran full path.

Confidence

Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain

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