Bollettino valanghe

Northwest Inland

Jan 21, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 10 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Uncertainty about how deep persistent slabs will react to the recent snow and rain warrants a conservative approach to terrain.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    Recent snow, warming, and strong winds have created storm slabs at higher elevations. Storm slab avalanches in motion may step down and trigger deep persistent slab avalanches.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    Recent storm snow combined with warming and wind has loaded hard slabs above a weak faceted base. Uncertainty revolves around what type of load is now required to trigger these deep persistent slabs.

Confidence

Moderate - Due to the number of field observations

Weather Forecast

SATURDAY: Cloudy with isolated flurries, moderate southeast winds, alpine temperatures around -8.SUNDAY: Mix of sun and cloud with some isolated flurries, light southeast winds, alpine temperatures around -8.MONDAY: Clearing with a mix of sun and cloud, light west winds, alpine temperatures around -10.

Avalanche Summary

On Thursday, loose dry avalanches were reported in the alpine and loose wet avalanches were reported below treeline. Storm slabs sitting on a weak layer of surface hoar and/or a crust are likely easy to trigger at higher elevations. Full depth avalanches will continue to be a concern for some time due to the weak faceted lower snowpack.

Snowpack Summary

Last week's storm delivered 20-30 cm in the Smithers area and 40 cm or more in deeper areas to the north and west. Freezing levels reached up to 1600 m, leaving moist surface snow which is now freezing into a crust. Storm slabs may be lingering at higher elevations and may sit on a weak layer of surface hoar and/or old hard wind slabs. Most areas continue to have a shallow and weak snowpack that is about 120-150 cm at treeline. In general, the lower snowpack consists of old hard wind slabs above weak faceted snow.

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