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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 8th, 2025–Nov 12th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Early Season

Regions

Glacier.

A skier triggered a size 2.0 avalanche today at Balu Pass. Read this informative MIN report for more details!

Expect a natural avalanche cycle Sunday with the forecast high freezing levels and sunshine.

Early season hazards abound. Expect to hit rocks, logs, and open creeks in your travels.

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

A skier triggered a size 2.0 avalanche today at Balu Pass in a wind stiffened area, and they went for a rocky ride. The avalanche was triggered from a thin area, and fractured ~30m above the rider caught. They were partially buried.

If there's enough to ride, there's enough to slide! Be sure to bring a transceiver, shovel and probe if you venture out.

Snowpack Summary

Snow is starting to stick in the high-country. There is approximately 120-140cms of snow on the ground in the Alpine, 80-120cm at treeline, and 20cm at the highway elevation.

There is 6-12mm surface hoar buried down ~30cm in all open areas treeline and above.

Hidden rocks, open creeks and logs lurk just below the snow surface in all terrain below treeline and many areas above. Glaciers have poor coverage with just enough snow to hide small crevasses.

Weather Summary

High pressure from the south pushes northward. Expect skyrocketing freezing levels tomorrow and strong solar radiation.

Tonight: Clear periods. No precip. Alpine low -4°C with a weak temperature inversion. Freezing levels (fzl) 1300m. Ridge winds S-25km/h

Sun: Mainly sunny. Alpine high +4°C. FLZ 4000m. Winds SW-40km/h.

Mon: Periods of snow, 13cm. Alpine high 0°C, low -3°C. FZL 1800m. Winds SW 30-50km/h.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Surface hoar distribution is highly variable. Avoid generalizing your observations.
  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.