Bollettino valanghe

Waterton Lakes

Dec 20 – 23, 2020
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Pericolo valanghe

Mon
Tue
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole

In sintesi

Our new snow is delayed until early next week but the strong to extreme winds have arrived as scheduled. Watch out for pockets of intense wind loading.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2

    Continued Strong to Extreme westerly winds have created wind slabs which sit above a crust.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2

    Chances of avalanches will increase if snowfall amounts exceed forecast.

Weather Forecast

Tonight: 10cm snow at Cameron Lake with wet snow in townsite. Freezing level 1500m. Strong to Extreme West Wind.

Sunday: Mostly Cloudy with scattered flurries. Strong West wind with gusts over 100km/h.

Monday: 15-20 cm of snow with freezing level at 1900m. Continued strong winds.

Snowpack Summary

At Cameron lake: 25cm of storm snow has been redistributed by strong SW wind. This has created thick wind slabs which sit over the Dec 9th melt freeze crust. The mid snowpack is well consolidated with a ice crust forming the base of the snowpack. Treeline snow depth at Cameron lake up to 1.5m with amounts tapering quickly at lower elevations.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches observed.

Confidence

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