Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Bulletin - Little Yoho
We expect another natural avalanche cycle to occur starting Friday night and tapering off late on Saturday. Avoid all avalanche terrain during this time!
Ski resorts and non-avalanche terrain are the places to enjoy the fresh snow right now.
Avalanche Problem 1: Persistent Slabs
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Travel and Terrain Advice
- Avoid all avalanche terrain.
- Watch for whumpfing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks or recent avalanches.
Avalanche Problem 2: Storm Slabs
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If the forecasted new snow amounts of 15-20 cm with strong SW winds show up, we will likely see storm slabs failing over the next 24 hrs with potential to step down to deeper layers. Stick to non-avalanche terrain until things have a chance to settle
Travel and Terrain Advice
- If triggered the storm slabs may step down to deeper layers resulting in large avalanches.
- Avoid all avalanche terrain.
Avalanche Summary
Some natural activity observed Friday with a size 2.5 avalanche over Cascade Falls in Banff and some natural avalanches on Mt Stephen in Yoho but visibility was poor. Big avalanches with explosives over the last few days show that snowpack remains prime for triggering. Some avalanches ran full path and put dust or debris on roads.
Snowpack Summary
10-15 cm of new snow Friday with strong SW alpine winds. The main concern in the snowpack continues to be the three persistent weak layers of surface hoar and/or facets that are found between 50 and 100cm down in the snowpack. We continue to observe sudden test results, whumphing and large propagations on these layers. Below this is a faceted base.
Weather Forecast
Friday night and Saturday morning could see as much as 15 to 20 cm of snow in our forecast area along with moderate to strong SW winds. Later in the day we expect to see both the precipitation and winds decrease as the temperatures cool. Sunday and Monday look like scattered flurries, cool temperatures and light winds.
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Three weak layers exist in the upper snowpack: Jan 16, Jan 6, and Dec 15. All are a mix of sun crust, surface hoar and facets depending on the aspect and elevation. Destructive avalanches have occurred on these and will continue over the few days.