Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Mar 25 – 26, 2014Alberta Parks
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Archiviato · scaduto 13 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

Thu
Fri
Alta quota
4 · Forte
Limite del bosco
3 · Marcato
Sotto il limite
3 · Marcato
Apri la mappa completa

In sintesi

Another system bringing snow beginning Tuesday night.  Totals amounts of 30-40cm by Thursday  with moderate westerly winds will  result in additional load on the Feb 10 layer and will be capable of producing some larger avalanches. 

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Windslabs are present in the immediate lees along ridgetops and in crosssloaded features in the alpine and open areas at treeline.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2–5
    The feb 10 layer is down 80-120cm and remains a concern.  Sporadic  avalanche activity still occurring on this layer with potential for large avalanches to occur.

Confidence

Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Wednesday

Weather Forecast

Current forecasts are showing snow beginning tonight with 30-40cm possible by late on Thursday.  Winds will increase to moderate out of the west.  Freezing levels will drop to approx 1500 meters.

Avalanche Summary

Isolated sluffing from steep alpine terrain.  Two Size 2.5 and one Size 3 natural have occurred in the past 24 hours  One of the Size 2.5 on Mt Murray was triggered by a cornice failure and caused a sympathetic release on an adjacent slope which ran full path to near the bottom of the runout.  The failure plane was the Feb 10 interface.  The second Size 2.5  initiated in a steep shallow rocky area and ran on ground.

Snowpack Summary

Surface hoar growth noted in sheltered areas below treeline with some surface facetting also observed.  Solar aspects have a thin crust from Monday that is becoming moist by midday.  The previous storm snow has settled into a soft slab 20-40cm thick in the alpine and open areas at treeline in immediate lee features - so far they appear to be well bonded to previous surfaces.  The Feb 10 layer is down anywhere from 80-120cm and is still producing sporadic natural and human triggered avalanche activity.

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