Lawinenlagebericht

Clearwater

Mar 14 – 15, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Lawinengefahr

Mon
Tue
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
1 · Gering
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Practice good travel habits, as an unlikely buried weak layer may surprise you with a large avalanche.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1–2

    Avoid wind-loaded features as they may still be triggered by riders.

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Unlikely
    Größe
    1.5–2.5

    Large avalanches could still be triggered from thin spots or with a large trigger, like a cornice fall or a snowmobile trenching.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

Avalanche Summary

On Friday, a few large storm slabs were triggered with explosives east of Kelowna.

On Thursday, explosives control east of Kelowna produced several large (size 2) persistent slabs, which failed on the January crust that is 30 to 100 cm deep. This is evidence of persistent slabs still reacting to large triggers.

Snowpack Summary

20 to 40 cm of snow has fallen since March 7 and has been redistributed by strong, southwest winds in open terrain. This snow overlies a crust below around 1800 m and hard, old snow above.

Within the top 100 cm of the snowpack, there are a few layers of surface hoar, facets, crusts, or a combination of the three. The January layer is only about 70 cm deep. Other than Thursday's explosives results east of Kelowna, these layers haven't produced avalanches.

The remainder of the snowpack is well settled and strong.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Mostly clear skies. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Sunday
Mix of sun and increasing clouds. 2 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Monday
Cloudy. 20 to 25 cm of snow. 30 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level rising to 2200 m through the day.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 3 mm of rain at treeline. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

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