Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Jan 13 – 14, 2019Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

Tue
Wed
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
2 · Moderato
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In sintesi

Good skiing can be found in sheltered areas.  Wind slabs are present in the alpine.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2.5
    Wind slabs are widespread in the alpine and in open areas at tree line.  Steeper alpine features and thin spots are places to watch for human triggering.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1.5–3
    Any avalanche has the potential to trigger the basal facets, resulting in large avalanches.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Monday should be mostly sunny with alpine temperatures up to -3c with moderate westerly winds.  Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be be cloudy with sunny breaks and  temps a little cooler.  Maybe some light snow on Thursday.  Hoping!!!!!!!!

Avalanche Summary

One natural size 2.5 slab avalanche occurred sometime during Saturday night in Tent Bowl at approximately 2350m.  The failure plane was mostly on the basal facets and possibly also on the december 30 facets.

Snowpack Summary

Widespread wind slabs exist in the alpine and open areas at tree line.  Cross loaded features and lee areas show harder wind slabs and could be be triggered at the thinner spots. The upper half of the snow pack is well settled and overlies 50-60cm of very weak facets(sugar like snow).  This condition will persist over the long term, which means that any avalanche that occurs could step down to these weak basal layers causing a very large avalanche.  See the avalanche summary below.

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