Bulletin d’avalanche

Waterton Lakes

Apr 4 – 7, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

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

Great skiing to be found on shady terrain. Use extra caution when the sun comes out, loose wet avalanches will be the highest concern.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

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

    There is lots of new snow available for transport as the winds pick up.

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Likely
    Taille
    1–2

    Clear skies and warm temps this weekend. Wet loose avalanches will be most active in the afternoon on steep solar slopes.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed the past few days, however limited field observations.

Snowpack Summary

A thin new surface crust exists on all solar aspects, this will break down through the day with warm temps. 15-30 new storm snow sits on top of an old melt-freeze crust and a slowly refreezing snowpack below that. The January drought layer lies 50 –130 cm deep, with snow depths at treeline averaging 130–200 cm.

Weather Summary

High pressure sets up for the weekend bringing clear skies and warming temps. See table for details.

Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for the most up to date information.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate big and steep terrain features before committing to them.
  • Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.

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