Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Dec 30 – 31, 2013Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Forecasters have very little confidence in the snowpack due to the persistent basal weakness of facets and depth hoar. This winter is much different than last season. Conservative route selection is a must.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Wind slabs are found in open areas at Treeline and in the Alpine. These slabs will react differently to human-triggering, depending on what lies beneath them.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    2–4
    Avalanches could step down to the October layer and involve the entire winters snowpack, especially in shallow snowpack areas. In some areas a dense wind slab overlies this deeply buried weak layer. Large and destructive avalanches are possible.

Confidence

Good

Weather Forecast

Cloudy conditions will continue for the next day or two with light snow accumulations of up to 5cm. Winds remain in the strong to extreme range from the West. Alpine temperatures will be near -8 degrees on Tuesday.

Avalanche Summary

Several loose dry avalanches up to size 1.5 were observed today on steep North and East aspects in the Alpine.

Snowpack Summary

Recent HST has been redistributed to lee and cross-loaded features due to extreme West winds. Wind slabs are now prevalent in Alpine and open areas at treeline. The weak basal facets and depth hoar remain a major concern in the snowpack as this weak layer now has significant slabs overlying it.

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