Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Jan 3 – 6, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Snow coverage is still minimal at lower elevations, travel cautiously if you decide to get out on skis in the backcountry.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–1.5

    Flurries with moderate to strong winds this week may create and/or add to small reactive wind slabs on isolated lee slopes

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed in the past week.

Snowpack Summary

Variable snow surfaces in the alpine and at treeline from the extreme winds since the last snowfall. This sits over older wind slabs and a basal crust in the alpine. Due to previous warm temps and rain, there is very little snow on the ground below 1800 m.

Weather Summary

Wednesday

Partly Cloudy. Wind 25-40 SW. Freezing Level rising to 1600 m

Thursday

Partly cloudy with trace snow. Wind 30 increasing to 50 from W. FL rising to 1600 m

Friday

Scattered flurries, minimal accumulation. Moderate to Strong from W winds. FL near Valley Bottom

For more info see: Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

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

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