[10:00 am Update] Cooler temperatures have arrived sooner than expected and light snow is falling in the Waterton Townsite. The warm temps and rain have however decimated the snowpack. Adequate snow coverage below treeline only remains in the SW corner of the park. There is still snow in the alpine and at treeline.
With several days of rain and warm avalanches are failing deeper in the snowpack and then transitioning to loose wet. Anticipate this problem will become less likely as the temperature cools on Sunday.
There has been significant amounts of rain in the last days and slab avalanches are transitioning to wet loose down the runouts. This problem with become less sensitive with the cooler temps through the weekend.
Several new piles of wet loose debris to size 2.5 observed on a road patrol up Akamina Parkway. Uncertain of the failure plane.
A few new cm's of snow sits on a rain soaked snowpack at all elevation. Free running waterfalls could be seen in alpine features up the Akamina Parkway on Friday. The snow that remains is beginning to refreeze into crust as temperatures cool.
Saturday
Rain has transitioned to snow 5-10cm today. Alpine high of -1°C. Wind 30-40km/h. Freezing level lowering to valley bottom.
Sunday
Clearing skies with an alpine high of 0 °C and low of -3°C. Wind SW at 30-40km/h and a freezing level falling to valley bottom.
Monday
Clear skies and an alpine high of -3 °C. Winds SW 20km/h.
Current weather forecast: Mountain Weather Forecast
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