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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 7th, 2026–Feb 8th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

Alpine conditions remain uncertain in the wake of the storm. Take an assessment mindset if you are probing into higher elevations and raise your guard if you encounter wind-loaded new snow.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about alpine conditions due to limited field observations.

Avalanche Summary

We don't have reports from Saturday's storm yet, but it's possible a small natural avalanche cycle took place at highest elevations where new snow accumulated, was blown around by extreme winds, and impacted by rain. Limited wind slab hazard may still exist in the high alpine.

No new or even recent avalanche activity has been reported during the extended snowfall drought.

Snowpack Summary

A crust should form on the surface in most areas Saturday night but break down with solar warming on Sunday. In the highest alpine, 10 to 20 cm of dry snow may have accumulated in the storm. Any accumulations will taper sharply with elevation.

Where snow did accumulate, it would bury a widespread crust over a thoroughly settled snowpack. Average treeline snow depth is 70 to 150 cm. The snowpack tapers rapidly with elevation, especially on sun-facing slopes.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Becoming partly cloudy. 10 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind, easing. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 5 to 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Monday
Becoming cloudy with flurries bringing 5 to 10 cm of new snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind, increasing. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Tuesday
Cloudy with flurries continuing from overnight bringing 15 to 30 total cm of new snow. 10 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind, easing in the evening. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Wind slabs are isolated, but may remain reactive.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.

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.