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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 18th, 2026–Feb 19th, 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 unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, Tantalus, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron, Harrison-Fraser.

Wind slabs are likely to be largest and most reactive in steep alpine features.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.
  • We are uncertain about alpine conditions due to limited field observations.

Avalanche Summary

On Tuesday, there were reports of skier triggered wind slabs up to size 1 in steep NE terrain. Sluffing was reported to run fast and far on sheltered north aspects.

Some sluffing was reported on Monday.

On Saturday, a skier triggered a wind slab on a northeast-facing alpine slope near Sky Pilot.

Snowpack Summary

15 to 40 cm of snow overlies the early February crust with the deepest deposits on northerly aspects at treeline and above. This snow is reported to be well bonded to the crust.

The remainder of the snowpack is well-bonded.

The snowpack depth at treeline ranges from 90 to 170 cm. The snowpack depth tapers rapidly below treeline, especially on south aspects.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 2 cm of snow. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow.10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km.h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Be aware of the potential for loose avalanches in steep terrain where snow hasn't formed a slab.
  • A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.

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.