Bollettino valanghe

Waterton Lakes

Dec 21 – 24, 2018Parks Canada
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Pericolo valanghe

Sat
Sun
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
3 · Marcato
Sotto il limite
2 · Moderato
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

Wind Slabs a brewing. 10-15 cm overnight tonight with strong SW winds gusting to 110km/h.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    caution shallow trigger locations

Weather Forecast

10mm of precipitation is expected overnight with the current high freezing levels dropping to valley bottom around midnight. Strong SW winds with gusts up to 110 km/h will continue until Saturday morning. Trace precipitation over the weekend with Moderate SW winds and average alpine temperatures around -10°c.

Snowpack Summary

Warm temperatures today. Moist surface snow to 1800m. Variable Snowpack depth 20-160cm. Tree line average snowpack 80cm. Windslabs will continue to build with the incoming storm cycle. There is potential for windslabs to step down to weak layers within the lower snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches observed at Cameron Lakes. One Natural Size 1 Windslab observed on a West Aspect of the Akamina Parkway.

Confidence

Wind effect is extremely variable on Friday.

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