Bulletin d’avalanche

Kananaskis

Jan 7 – 8, 2018Alberta Parks
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Danger d’avalanche

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

By definition we are at moderate right now but skier triggering is much more likely with the new windslabs.  Rein it in and pull back a bit right now.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1–3
    Widespread windslabs in Alpine terrain and specific areas at immediate  treeline such as gullied features. 

Confidence

Moderate -

Weather Forecast

MondayMainly cloudy with isolated flurries.Precipitation: Trace.Alpine temperature: High -6 °C.Ridge wind southwest: 35 km/h.Freezing level: 1500 metres.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed.

Snowpack Summary

The warm temps and strong winds are creating widespread windslabs in the alpine and specific areas at treeline.  These slabs are 20-30cm thick and failing on weak facets and/or the December 15th interface.  The November crusts are still deeper down in the snowpack but they are facetting out more and more each day and have yet to produce a significant sheer during snowpack tests. 

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