Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Mar 11 – 12, 2013Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Warm, moist air pushing in to the region from the SW will bring with it an increase in Avalanche Danger by midweek.  The new snow will be sitting on top a a variety of old surface layers ranging form sun crusts to soft and hard windslabs.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–4
    Winds Sunday resulted in rapid loading with redistribution of the storm snow. Soft slabs at TL & ALP were approaching the reactive level in specific areas. The bond with the existing slab interfaces needs to be carefully assessed.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–4
    This layer (Feb HSL) has been a suspected failure plain in a number of avalanches lately. A fresh sz2 on Little Tent Ridge was observed at TL elev in skiable terrain.

Confidence

Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Tuesday

Weather Forecast

A SW flow beginning early Tuesday is forecast to bring with it strong to extreme winds, up to 30mm of precipitation by Thursday AM and rising temperatures - a classic setup for increasing Avalanche Danger.

Avalanche Summary

A few loose dry from steep lee terrain.

Snowpack Summary

In open alpine terrain expect to encounter soft slabs, hard slabs and sastrugi due to widespread wind effects. Sheltered areas that have been shaded offer loose dry snow while solar aspects sport a mix of variable crusts.

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