Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Feb 3 – 6, 2018Parks Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Sun
Mon
Alpin
3 · Marqué
Limite forestière
3 · Marqué
Sous la limite
2 · Modéré
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Points saillants

Avoid overhead hazard and choose conservative terrain

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    Windslabs expected to build with forecasted winds.

  • Cornices

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–2
    Cornices will remain touchy until temperature stabilize on Sunday.

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible - Likely
    Taille
    1

Weather Forecast

10cm of snow is forecasted for Friday with temperature around 0C and extreme west winds. Up to 30cm of snow is forecasted for Saturday with NE light winds and cold temperatures into the -20C range. Temperatures rise through Sunday back to the -5C daytime high range with a mix of sun and cloud.

Snowpack Summary

Cornices are growing and touchy with the current warm weather. Windslabs are building on lee aspects and will be buried by new snow. Loose dry avalanches on steep terrain can be expected with the new snow on Saturday.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches observed

Confidence

Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Saturday

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