Bollettino valanghe

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Feb 4 – 5, 2015Parks Canada
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Pericolo valanghe

Wed
Thu
Alta quota
2 · Moderato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

The new snow has made for excellent ski conditions. A storm is approaching on Thursday that will raise the hazard if it materializes as forecast.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    In wind exposed areas and at higher elevations, moderate W winds have created soft slabs. These are primarily isolated to immediate lees at this time. In more sheltered areas, this may not be a problem - watch for wind effect on the surface!

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    The base of the snowpack remains weak due to basal depth hoar/facets. Continue to avoid large open slopes with shallow snow and rocks, as this is the kind of place where this deep weakness could be triggered.

Weather Forecast

Light north winds and cold temperatures overnight (-20's). Wednesday looks like a nice day with alpine winds increasing to moderate from the west. The next system will be coming in mid-day on Thursday and we should see 30-50 cm with rising freezing levels to 1800m and increased winds from the SW.

Snowpack Summary

20-25 cm low density snow now sits on the Jan 30th crust. SW winds picked up overnight and created windslabs at higher elevations and in typically wind exposed areas. These are mostly small and confined to immediate lees. The very weak base of depth hoar continues to dominate the region, with moderate compression tests 25 cm above the ground.

Avalanche Summary

A large natural occurred on Mt. Stephen sometime in the last 24 hours. This was likely due to localized wind loading in the area overnight. There is a lot of low density snow available for transport so conditions can change quickly if wind is present.

Confidence

Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Thursday

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