Bollettino valanghe

Jasper

Feb 10 – 11, 2016Parks Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 11 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

Wed
Thu
Alta quota
3 · Marcato
Limite del bosco
2 · Moderato
Sotto il limite
2 · Moderato
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In sintesi

Crazy warm temperatures on Tuesday. Give the snowpack a couple days to adjust. The cooling trend will help to stabilize.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Windslabs will persist on lee aspects and crossloaded features. Triggering one has potential to initiate a deep release. May be pockets of decomposed surface hoar lurking 30-60cm down.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    1–3
    Previously formed slabs now comprise the upper and mid-pack in many locations. They can rest on weak facets.

Weather Forecast

Now until Friday, freezing level will hover around 1800m, temperatures will be seasonal -3 to -6 with good overnight freeze Tuesday night. Expect freeze thaw conditions. Mixed clouds and trace of snow rest of the week. 

Snowpack Summary

Tuesday's warm temperatures softened alpine surface snow and weakened lower elevations snowpack making for moist/wet conditions. Slabs will persist at tree-line and above on North-Easterly aspects below ridge crests and cross-loaded terrain. The mid-pack is facetted, new snow interface is a concern along with a decomposed surface hoar down 40cm.

Avalanche Summary

Warm temperatures induced a natural avalanche cycle on Tuesday late afternoon. Size 3's noted in the alpine and size 2's at lower elevations. Highway 93 was subsequently closed in the late afternoon.

Confidence

Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain

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