Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Jan 7 – 8, 2014Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche

Thu
Fri
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Forecasted strong winds have not materialized over the past 24 hours but they are expected to pick up again overnight and into Wednesday.  With loose dry snow available for wind transport we expect to see increased slab development.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Very Likely
    Taille
    1–4
    Winds were generally light on Tuesday but are forecast to increase again overnight.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    2–6
    A concern in all elevation zones on all aspects - any avalanche has the potential to step down into the deeper weakness and involve the entire winters snowpack.

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Very Likely
    Taille
    1–2
    This problem becoming less widespread  but  still a concern but still in gullied features or terrain traps.  A potential trigger for slabs on lower slopes.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Continuing to see generally mild temperatures with no new precip.  winds are forecast to pick up again over Tuesday night and into Wednesday.

Avalanche Summary

Several thin SSL at south end of Tent Ridge possibly 24-48 hours old.  Possible cornice or loose snow triggers.  Ran through rocky gullies onto skiable terrain near base of cliffs.  No other recent activity observed.  Size 3 SSL reported in Mt Kidd Bowl but no accurate indication of date of occurrence - debris ran to between two small ice climb practise areas near lower end of runout.

Snowpack Summary

Hasty profile at TL site on Little Tent Ridge on N asp.  HS 155cm, 20cm HST overlying 10cm P WSL  with 10cm FC below that layer.  1F-P slab overtop of 30-40cm basal FC's.  No Oct CR observed at this site.

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