Bollettino valanghe

Jasper

Nov 22 – 23, 2012Parks Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 14 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Early season hazards may be hidden directly under the snow surface.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1–3
    This layer produced several avalanches to size 2.5 on Tuesday, limited to lee and cross loaded features but a wide range of aspects in the alpine. No new avalanches were observed on Weds.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    A variety of old surface layer shears can be found in field tests. No avalanches have been observed on these layers. A  test profile on Parker south showed moderate sudden planar results.

Weather Forecast

5 - 10cm of snow are expected overnight with light winds. Another light snowfall is expected on Friday with increasing SW winds.

Snowpack Summary

Snowpack on a South aspect at treeline is 60cm with facets between two crusts and a moist layer at the ground.  Moderate tests showed a weakness in the facets just above the november 6th crust.

Avalanche Summary

no new avalanches observed in the past 24 hrs.

Confidence

Wind speed and direction is uncertain

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