Bulletin d’avalanche

South Rockies

Feb 14 – 15, 2013Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sat
Sun
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–3
    Hard windslabs may be in unusual locations and be difficult to identify.

  • Cornices

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–4
    Corniced ridges will be sunwarmed on Friday.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Overnight lows to -10 tonight with high Friday of -4 at treeline. Winds will be moderate to strong from the north and switching to westerly late Friday as a weak system begins to enter the area. Light snowfall expected Sat pm and Sunday with greater amounts possible in the south Crowsnest.

Avalanche Summary

A skier accidentally triggered a windslab on Wednesday. This avalanche had a crown from 30-60 cm thick.

Snowpack Summary

There are some very large cornices in this region. Windslabs and scoured areas above treeline.  A generally well settled snowpack below.

Régions couvertes