Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Jan 22 – 23, 2015Alberta Parks
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Pericolo valanghe

Sat
Sun
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole

In sintesi

An incoming system is expected on Friday with strong SW winds, 30-40cm of new snow and freezing levels climbing to 2100m by Sunday.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Be heads up for this layer around treeline and in sheltered areas. 
  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    The Dec 13th crust is down 40-50cm and is continuing to produce moderate results.
  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    2–4
    Hard windslabs are widespread in alpine terrain.  These are overlying a weak facetted base.

Confidence

Poor - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Saturday

Weather Forecast

Very little change in the weather pattern for Friday at this stage in the game and then on Saturday the forecast is calling for up to 30-40cm of new snow over the weekend (as of this date, this will change) strong winds out of the SW and freezing levels climbing to 2100m. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to watch this system.

Avalanche Summary

No new natural avalanche activity.

Snowpack Summary

Not a whole lot of change when it doesnt snow.  Widespread hard slabs in alpine terrain overlying weak facetted crystals and depth hoar.  At treeline there are two layers of concern, the Jan 16th SH layer which was found up to 2300m and is now down 20-30cm in the snowpack and the Dec 13th Crust which is down 40-50cm with a weak layer of facetted grains overlying it.  Generally, still looks like early season out there even though its the middle of the season...

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