Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 28th, 2026–Apr 29th, 2026

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Regions

Banff Yoho Kootenay, Little Yoho, Banff, East Side 93N, Kootenay, Lake Louise, LLSA, Sunshine, West Side 93N, Field.

We are into a period of daily melt-freeze cycles. Dry snow still exists on high north aspects and lingering small wind slabs may persist at higher elevations.

Confidence

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches were observed or reported on Tuesday.

Snowpack Summary

Crusts exists on all aspects except high north-facing terrain. These crusts are breaking down during the daily melt-freeze cycle. On high, north aspects, dry snow can still be found and small pockets of windslab may exist but are isolated at best. The lower snowpack is strong and well settled.

Weather Summary

A ridge of high pressure is over the region bringing mainly clear skies and light winds with a chance of afternoon clouds. We should see decent freezes overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday with progressively higher daytime freezing level elevations each day (~ 2500m on Wednesday and ~2900m on Thursday). Thursday night will be less of a freeze.

Terrain and Travel Advice

Start your day early and be out of avalanche terrain during the heat of the day.

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.