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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 29th, 2026–May 2nd, 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

Glacier.

The spring freeze/thaw cycle is happening. Expect the surface of the snowpack to soften in the afternoons with daily heating and solar input.

Be prepared for rugged travel (especially at lower elevations), with creeks opening up and variable surface conditions.

Confidence

High

  • We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.

Avalanche Summary

There has been very little avalanche activity in the region while a stout surface crust has remained intact.

Snowpack Summary

The snowpack is starting to undergo a more typical freeze thaw spring cycle. Expect to find corn in the afternoons on solar slopes.

The April 13th crust is down 15-30cm. The robust March 21 crust is down 40-80cms. These crusts could provide sliding layers when/if things warm up dramatically.

Weather Summary

For real time weather forecasts visit:

The Avalanche Canada Mountain Weather Forecast https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast

For detailed model guidance:

Windy.com https://www.windy.com/?51.269,-117.395,11,m:e4CacTf

Spotwx.com https://spotwx.com/

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
  • Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
  • Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when 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.