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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 4th, 2026–Mar 5th, 2026

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

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

Recent sun, rain, and cool temperatures have formed a surface crust.

Watch for loose wet activity during daytime warming or in periods of strong sun.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.
  • We are uncertain if precipitation will fall as rain or snow.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported. Observations have been limited with no field team in the area last week.

If you head out, please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 3 cm of new snow sits on a melt-freeze crust that varies in thickness from 1 cm in the alpine to 10 cm below treeline. This new snow is sun affected on solar slopes.

50 to 70 cm of snow is overlying a layer of surface hoar in sheltered areas at and below treeline. While we have been able to find this layer in a few areas, we have not seen any reactivity on it.

The remaining snowpack has no other layers of concern.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 95 to 250 cm.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Thursday

Mix of sun and cloud. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Friday

Cloudy. 15 to 20 mm of rain. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level rising to 1800 m.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 mm of rain. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Periods of low danger may be a good time to increase your exposure.
  • The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.