Bollettino valanghe

Kootenay Boundary

Jan 2, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 10 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

Cold north winds have been blowing. Watch for fresh wind slabs, particularly on southerly aspects.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–2
    Fresh wind slabs are forming on mainly southwest to east aspects behind exposed terrain features. Slabs found on south aspect slopes could become more unstable when the sun is out.

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

MONDAY: Dry with clearing skies. Winds northeasterly 20-30 km/h at ridgetop. Ridgetop temperatures around -13C. TUESDAY: Dry and sunny. Winds northeasterly 10-15 km/h. Temperatures around -18C. WEDNESDAY: Dry and sunny. Winds northeasterly 30-50 km/h. Temperatures around -18C.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches reported in the last 48 hours.

Snowpack Summary

This region saw 30-60 cm new snow during last week's storms. The new snow sits over a weak layer buried on Boxing day that was initially reactive but now appears to have gained strength. Recent winds switched from mainly southwesterly to northerly, "reverse loading" areas that were previously scoured. Slightly lower in the snowpack is an interface buried mid-December, now down 40-100 cm. This layer appears to be well bonded in many parts of the region but was reactive for a while last week west of Trail and Castlegar where preserved surface hoar was thought to be responsible for four small (but surprising) skier trigger avalanches. It will be important to continue to monitor this layer for further signs of reactivity.

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