Bollettino valanghe

Purcells

Jan 2, 2018Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 9 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Rapid warming in the alpine and a persistent weak layer 30-50 cm below the surface are both good reasons to be cautious.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    Wind slabs have been reported and are likely to continue to develop in exposed terrain. Warmer temperatures at higher elevations may also make the upper snowpack denser.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    A weak layer of surface hoar buried 30-50 cm deep is expected to become more reactive as warmer temperatures help settle recent new snow into a cohesive slab.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Tuesday: Cold air in the valleys, warmer air up high. An above freezing layer is expected from approximately 2300-2700 m. Some valley cloud is possible, clear at upper elevations. Light southwesterly winds.Wednesday: basically a repeat of Tuesday, possibly slightly warmer.Thursday: Cloud developing later in the day. Lower elevations getting warmer, although the above freezing layer is expected to remain in place. Light southwesterly winds.

Avalanche Summary

On Sunday, a size 1.5 avalanche involving two people near Invermere was reported. It was suspected to have run on the mid-December weak layer. On Saturday a skier triggered size 2 persistent slab avalanche running on a layer of facetted snow from mid-December was reported. This happened in the north of the region's Dogtooth Range on a west aspect at 2400m. Expect the potential to trigger persistent slabs to increase as last week's storm snow continues to settle into a cohesive slab.

Snowpack Summary

20-40 cm low density new snow has accumulated and buried a recently formed layer of weak feathery surface hoar and/or sugary facets. Another layer buried mid-December that consists of surface hoar, sun crust and/or sugary facets is down approximately 40-70cm and has been reported at elevations up to 2400 m.  A rain crust that formed in late November is now buried 70-110cm deep. Recent reports show this layer to be unreactive at this time.

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