Bollettino valanghe

Kananaskis

Nov 7 – 8, 2020Avalanche Canada
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Archiviato · scaduto 6 years ago

Pericolo valanghe

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

In sintesi

20-30cm recent snow with new and buried windslabs are being encountered in alpine terrain. Still very early season and very thin out there. Ice climbers be thinking about loose dry avalanches affecting your route.  

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible - Likely
    Dimensione
    1.5–2.5

    Windslabs can be found in alpine areas along ridgelines and in gullied terrain. 

Confidence

Low -

Weather Forecast

Cooling temperatures with light snow is forecast overnight. New snow will not be significant (5cm) and winds are forecasted to continue to be light. 

Avalanche Summary

Isolated loose dry out of steep terrain but these are not running far. 

Snowpack Summary

20-25cm of snow is overlying a 5cm thick crust that is 30-35cm off the ground. Windslabs are now buried in alpine areas. At treeline and below thin snowpack with lots of hazards dominates the landscape. 

Terrain and Travel

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.

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