Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Feb 20 – 21, 2017Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

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

A few very large natural avalanches have run to valley floor in the past 12hrs. Cautious route selection is advised, and be aware of overhead hazard.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    2–3
    Wind slabs between up to 50cm thick have formed in lee and cross-loaded features in the Alpine and Treeline. A few naturally triggered wind slab avalanches have occurred in the past 12hrs. These slabs were very large and have run full path.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    A dense slab formed in late January is buried as much as 100cm in the snowpack. This slab is potentially still trigger-able, and could result in a very large avalanche

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    2–4
    Past avalanches have stepped down to this layer. Thin areas and transitional terrain remain a concern.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Up to 5cm of new snow may fall tonight. Tuesday will be mainly cloudy with Alpine temperatures near -8 C. Winds will be light from the West. Another wave of precipitation is expected on Thursday.

Avalanche Summary

A few naturally triggered slab avalanches between size 2.5 and 3.0 have occurred in the past 12hrs. These slabs ranged between 30 and 70cm deep, occurred in steep Alpine terrain on East or South-East aspects, and ran to valley floor.

Snowpack Summary

15cm of new snow in the past 24hrs, brings recent storm snow totals to 20 to 25cm at Treeline. The storm snow has minimal wind effect below 2500m, and overlies a temperature crust on all aspects below 2100m, and up to 2300m on solar aspects. Moist snow on solar aspects by early in the afternoon. Snow profile at Treeline today confirms a dense midpack overlying a very weak base. Snowpack stability tests indicate a concerning failure within the basal weak layers. Although these results were in the 'hard' range, the possibility for a full depth avalanche is very real.

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