Bollettino valanghe

Jasper

Feb 25 – 26, 2015Parks Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 12 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Consider overhead  cornice hazards when selecting your lines. The best skiing will be in sheltered locations on North aspects in the alpine. BUT pay attention and avoid shallow spots in the snowpack.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    Caution in shallow and unsupported areas where wind slabs have formed.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Cornice failures or skier travel in shallow snowpack areas are likely ways to trigger this deep weakness in the snowpack.

Weather Forecast

Light snow flurries with temperatures down to around -20 overnight with not much for accumulation. Wednesday will see clouds with occasional sunny periods and then a return to snow flurries for Thursday.

Snowpack Summary

Expect a new sun crust on steeper solar aspects up to 2300m with Mondays warm blast of sun.  A supportive mid pack consisting of rounded and facetted layers is bridging over the weak depth hoar / facet layers that make up the lower snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed or reported today.

Confidence

Track of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Friday

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