Bollettino valanghe

South Coast

Feb 25 – 26, 2016Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 11 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

Sat
Sun
Alta quota
2 · Moderato
Limite del bosco
1 · Debole
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

Large, fragile cornices demand respect. Give them a wide berth on ridges and avoid travelling underneath them.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely - Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Wind slabs can be found behind ridges and terrain breaks. It may still be possible to trigger these with the weight of a person or snowmobile.

  • Cornices

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–4
    Large cornices are looming. These could fail under the weight of a person, or on their own. A cornice fall can also trigger a large avalanche on the slope below.

Confidence

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain

Weather Forecast

The first of two cold fronts is expected to bring light snow late on Friday, with moderate south-westerly winds and the freezing level dropping to around 1600 m. There is a lull on Saturday before the second front brings light snow and moderate winds again on Sunday.

Avalanche Summary

A few small wind slabs were triggered by skiers over the last two days. Loose wet avalanches were also reported on steep solar aspects. Cornices are large and fragile, and may fail under the weight of a person.

Snowpack Summary

Cornices are large and weak. Recently formed storm slabs and wind slabs are generally settling, but may still be reactive to human triggers in specific terrain, and may be triggered by cornice fall. Several crusts can be found in the upper metre of the snowpack. A layer of surface hoar buried in early January is down 1-2 m. In most places it is thought to be capped by a thick strong crust. It is becoming increasingly hard to make this layer fail in snowpack tests and triggering an avalanche on it is unlikely.

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