Bollettino valanghe

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Nov 18 – 19, 2015Parks Canada
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Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Avalanche control planned for Sunshine tonight, Bosworth, and Mt. Stephen on Wednesday. Depending on results we may also do Simpson, Whymper, and clean up on Sunshine. Please no recreational activities in these areas on Wednesday.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Strong winds have been redistributing the loose snow into leeward areas where windslab failures should be expected in the upper 80 cm on leeward terrain. Continued moderate SW wind Wednesday will add to the load causing natural avalanches.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    2–3
    The entire snowpack is a result of 2 recent storms.  Surface hoar and facets lye at the base of this storm snow where only a few days ago produced a few alarmingly large avalanches.  It was becoming less reactive, but tonight's storm may wake it up.

Weather Forecast

The cold front passes by midnight: the snow should end, temperatures continue to drop, and winds should taper. For Wednesday, expect isolated flurries and light winds from the W gusting to 50 km/hr. Stable weather is forecasted for the remainder of the week with 2 nights of -18C temperatures (Thur & Fri) and warmer for the weekend (-12C).

Snowpack Summary

Essentially 2 major snowfall events in the past week has created the snowpack. The midpack is supportive, but not glued to the ground very well with two column test failures at the ground level on Monday. A layer of surface hoar exists 15-20 cm off the ground, but no test results were found on this layer.

Avalanche Summary

Visibility has been poor today, but some avalanches were heard. Today ski cutting around Sunshine produced only small surface avalanches with nothing stepping down. This may change with more load overnight from snow and wind. We expect natural avalanche activity to continue tomorrow with moderate W winds adding load to the weak layers.

Confidence

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