Bollettino valanghe

Banff Yoho Kootenay

Jan 20 – 21, 2015Parks Canada
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Pericolo valanghe

Tue
Wed
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
3 · Marcato
Sotto il limite
1 · Debole
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

Parks Canada is planning Avalanche Control on Mt. Dennis for Tuesday January 20. No ice climbing or travel in this area please. TH

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely - Very Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2
    New windslabs 20 to 40cm deep can be found in almost any lee areas including crossloaded features. These slabs are easily triggered and some the resulting avalanches have been stepping down to the Dec 18 persistent slabs.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2
    In shallower snowpack areas this layer has been facetting out however in deeper areas where a stronger slab exists above, this layer remains more of a concern.

  • Deep Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–3
    In shallower snowpack areas (most of the region) the weak base of the snowpack persists and could be triggered in steep, rocky terrain features. This problem will persist for some time, give it careful consideration before entering serious terrain.

Weather Forecast

Temperatures should cool, and skies should clear as the winds shift to the NW Tuesday under the influence of a high pressure system. A series of lows will be pushed well North as a result of this high but clouds should return mid day Wednesday with increasing winds, a chance of light snow arriving overnight, and temperatures rising into Thursday. 

Snowpack Summary

At Treeline and above, 15 to 25cm of recent snow with west winds has created slabs on facets, surface hoar, sun crust on steep South slopes and hard windslabs along ridge crests Treeline and above. In general the snowpack is weak with well developed faceting at the Dec 18 interface down 35 to 50cm and depth hoar commonly seen in the bottom 30cm.

Avalanche Summary

On an avalanche control flight today to the Sunshine road, 8 of 9 shots produced significant avalanches and 3 natural avalanches were observed. Most of these initiated in the recent storm slabs 20 cm deep but several also stepped down to the Dec 18 interface to a depth of 50cm. Crowns were as wide as 150m and several events ran up to 1km.

Confidence

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