Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Likely - Very Likely
- Dimensione
- 2–4
Wind slabs that developed during the storm will take a couple of days to settle and strengthen.
Bollettino valanghe
Vedi sulla mappaNorthwest Coastal
Jan 11 – 12, 2012Avalanche Canada
Archiviato · scaduto 15 years ago
Pericolo valanghe
Fri
Sat
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
3 · Marcato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole
Problemi valanghivi
Storm Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Likely
- Dimensione
- 2–4
Thursday's snowfall will add to a layer of recent storm snow that may take a couple of days to bond to the old surface.
Confidence
Fair - Intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Thursday
Weather Forecast
Thursday: 10-15cm of snow / strong southwest winds / freezing level climbing from surface to 450m throughout the dayFriday: Very light snowfall / light westerly winds / -12.0 at 1500mSaturday: Light snowfall / light to moderate westerly winds / -12.0 at 1500m
Avalanche Summary
Some size 1.5- size 2 natural slab avalanches failing from recent wind loading in the souther part of the region.Widespread explosive-controlled size 4-4.5 activity in the Bear Pass area on tuesday.
Snowpack Summary
Some areas (Terrace, Kaziks) are reporting an alpine snowpack of 5 metres. In these areas the mid-december surface hoar is buried down about 250 cm with a well settled and strong 80 cm above. These deeper snowpack areas are reporting that there are no shears except in the top 50 cm of storm snow; and these shears on recent stellar crystal weakness are expected to bond within the next few days. Areas that experienced very strong winds during the recent storm may have thick windslabs that may take another couple of days to settle. The lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong.Expect new wind slab development with forecast wind and snow.