New snow will improve ski quality in sheltered areas.
Pay attention to wind slabs developing throughout the day on Tuesday.
Avoid confined terrain where small avalanches can have greater consequences.
New snow and variable wind direction will combine to create wind slabs on all aspects. These new slabs will be easily triggered by people.
New snow will sluff easily from old snow surfaces.
Small cornice and loose/dry avalanche activity has been reported along the icefields parkway over the weekend.
10-20 cm of soft snow in sheltered locations overlie various melt freeze crusts and older wind affected snow, or a patchy surface hoar layer below treeline. The midpack is generally dense and well consolidated with basal facets in many areas.
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Central to Southern Alberta including Jasper. General snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm are expected with 15 cm likely on sections of the Icefields Parkway. Snow will accumulate late Monday and taper off Tuesday evening. During the storm, winds will shift through the South to North-East and then back to a Westerly flow.
