Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Jan 13 – 14, 2016Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

Fri
Sat
Alta quota
1 · Debole
Limite del bosco
1 · Debole
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole

In sintesi

Yesterday we had winds...today we had winds and warmer temps. This combo may have built small windslabs near ridges. Inspect lee terrain before commiting to it.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    The ongoing winds and warmer temps have possibly created new windslabs in immediate lee areas. These are expected to be small and isolated and on E to S aspects in the alpine.
  • Loose Dry

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    These are still lingering. The wind is moving enough snow reload steep, lee alpine features. Caution in steep gully features.

Confidence

High

Weather Forecast

Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Trace amounts of snow from some light flurries in the morning. The alpine will reach -8 with Westerly winds gusting to 40km/hr.

Avalanche Summary

There are still occasional loose dry sluffs out of very steep alpine terrain.

Snowpack Summary

Warmer air has done little to help with the facetted, weak snowpack we now suffer from. Below treeline the snowpack has some structure left near the bottom, but the surface is still very weak. Ski penetration averages 20-30cm in open terrain with a total snow depth of 70-90cm's. Treeline is a similar story, except with a deeper snowpack. The alpine has seen some wind(from the NW) transport over the last couple of days, so isolated windslabs may be present near immediate lees. Burstall Pass has 105cm & Mud lake has 80cm on the ground.

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