Bollettino valanghe

Northwest Coastal

Jan 7, 2017Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 10 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

New storm snow will be touchy on Saturday and lingering persistent weak layers are still a concern. Conservative terrain use is critical.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    New snow has added load to our persistent weak layers. Take extra care to avoid thin trigger points and exposure to overhead hazard during the storm.

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2
    New storm snow sits above various weak layers and will be easy to trigger on Saturday. Expect extra thick and touchy storm slabs on wind-loaded features.

Confidence

Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain

Weather Forecast

FRIDAY NIGHT: Flurries with 10 cm of new snow and 30-50 km/h southeast winds.SATURDAY: Scattered flurries with 5-10 cm of new snow, 30-50 km/h southeast winds, alpine temperatures around -15.SUNDAY: Cloudy, moderate east winds, alpine temperatures around -12.MONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, moderate to strong outflow (east) winds, alpine temperatures around -12.

Avalanche Summary

Another natural persistent slab avalanche was reported in the Ningunsaw area on Thursday, indicating that the persistent problem will linger for some time in the northern part of the region. No recent avalanches have been reported in the southern part of the region.On Saturday, the primary concern is fresh storm slabs with the new snow, although triggering deeper persistent layers remains possible.

Snowpack Summary

20-40 cm of new storm snow sits above a variable interface composed of hard wind slabs, weak surface hoar, and faceted snow. Expect the new snow to bond poorly to this interface and form extra touchy storm slabs on wind-loaded features. Below the new snow, a well settled slab sits above the Christmas surface hoar layer, which is now buried 40-80 cm deep and may still be reactive in sheltered areas. Deeper weak layers have only been reactive in areas with thin snowpacks. This includes a facet layer from early December that has been reactive in snowpack tests at lower elevations in the southern part of the region, and weak facets near the ground that have produced avalanches in the northern part of the region.

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