Persistent Slabs
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Unlikely
- Dimensione
- 1–2.5
Isolated to very specific sheltered locations at treeline.
Continued mild temps for the next couple days, Tuesday looks promising for a much needed refresh.
Isolated to very specific sheltered locations at treeline.
Specific to steep terrain. Ice climbers should pay particular attention to this as entrenched loose snow may have the volume to knock climbers off their stance. Solar input has the potential to trigger this problem.
Previous wind slabs may be sitting over a basal weakness
A road trip to Saskatchewan crossing today found no new avalanches. Friday's field trip to Pyramid mountain area noted nothing new and no signs of instability and a consolidated snowpack. Thursday's field trip to Churchill slide path noted no new naturals.
Sunday- Will be a mix of sun and cloud, Low -18 High -15 Light westerly winds No new snow
Monday- Mix sun and cloud Low -18 high -13 Trace amounts of precip
Tuesday- Flurries High -9 Low -13 with 7cm accumulation accompanied by Light south westerly winds
For more details: Mountain Weather Forecast
The top 30cm remains unconsolidated except where exposed to wind where soft slabs have been formed. The snow depth is variable at all elevations. There is a crust/facet layer distributed through the region in the mid-pack with mixed reactivity and a weak basal facet/depth hoar layer at the base of the pack.