Bollettino valanghe

Jasper

Mar 23 – 24, 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

Expect the sun to have a lot of influence with the high daytime freezing levels.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Recent snowfall with moderate winds and rapid settlement from continued warm temperatures will create soft slabs and windslabs in lee features in the alpine and at treeline.

  • Loose Wet

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    Expect the sun to have a lot of power when it makes an appearance. Rising freezing levels make a solar trigger much more likely.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    Large cornices or surface avalanches are the likely trigger.

Weather Forecast

Despite Environment Canada's forecast for Jasper, there is likely only 5cm of snow forecast for the next several days.  Skies should be broken, with lots of solar effect whenever the sun breaks through. Winds should remain light to moderate, westerly or southwesterly. Freezing levels will be treeline elevation reaching Alpine on Thursday.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 10 cm of new snow has fallen in the last 2 days with moderate SW winds at and above treeline. This new snow lies on a variety of surfaces from windscoured locations in the Alpine to melt freeze crusts below treeline and a combination of  well-settled snow and crusts in between; mostly depending on the amount of solar exposure of the slope.

Avalanche Summary

1 size 2 slab avalanche near Big Bend on 93S was noted where wind loading and/or rising freezing levels triggered a 70m wide slab from a steep Northeast slope at 2300m. Recent snow and winds had mostly smoothed out the fracture line, and much of the scoured Alpine has a deceptively camouflaged white cover.

Confidence

Freezing levels are uncertain

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