Extreme winds are forecast from Sunday night until Monday evening. Wind speeds of up to 160 km/h are expected at both the Columbia Icefields and the Bald Hills. Expect widespread wind transport at treeline and above.
There’s enough snow in the alpine to build up in lee features and steep gullies. While the problem may be small, the main concern is getting injured. A shallow snowpack and early season hazards can easily turn a minor slide into a bad situation.
A few small loose dry avalanches were observed in the Alpine on Saturday.
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Our field team ventured out to Hilda Ridge on Saturday and found generally supportive travel. Early season hazards exist with snow just covering rocks & trees.
Treeline has 30-55cm. The alpine is highly variable with either scoured back to rocks or loaded areas of over 100cm. Where the snow does exist there are windslabs. Alpine bowls & steep gullies are classic spots for early season avalanches.
Monday
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Up to 20 cm overnight
Alpine temperature: High -2 °C.
Extreme winds in the alpine out of the south west. Up to 160 km/hr in the alpine.
TuesdayMainly cloudy with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: Low -7 °C, High -2 °C.
Extreme winds in the alpine out of the south west. Up to 160 km/hr in the alpine.
For updated forecast go to Jasper National Park Forecast.
