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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 7th, 2026–Feb 8th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
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 unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Jasper, Brazeau, Churchill, Cirrus-Wilson, Fryatt, Icefields, Maligne, Marmot, Miette Lake, Pyramid.

Up to 5cm of new snow and moderate winds are forecast along the icefields parkway Saturday night.

Keep an eye out for locally forming thin wind slabs.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

Avalanche Summary

Numerous wet loose avalanches to size 2 were observed on February 4 and 5th throughout Jasper National Park. Most occurred on solar aspects below tree line, but several were also observed in the alpine on solar aspects.

Snowpack Summary

There is a melt freeze crust to mountaintop on solar aspects and to around treeline on polar aspects. A weak layer of surface hoar and facets is down ~10cm, which is most problematic in areas with wind loading.

In open areas, recent winds have redistributed the new snow into windslabs. The midpack is still supportive overlying basal facets at the bottom of the snowpack.

Weather Summary

Sunday

Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.

Precipitation: Trace.

Alpine temperature: High -5 °C.

Ridge wind west: 15 km/h gusting to 45 km/h.

Freezing level at valley bottom.

Monday

Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.

Precipitation: Trace.

Alpine temperature: Low -12 °C, High -9 °C.

Ridge wind southwest: 15-35 km/h.

Freezing level at valley bottom.

Tuesday

Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.

Precipitation: Trace.

Alpine temperature: Low -11 °C, High -8 °C.

Ridge wind southwest: 15-35 km/h.

Freezing level at valley bottom.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.

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.