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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 9th, 2026–Feb 10th, 2026

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

Regions

North Columbia, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

Fresh wind slabs may be building on lee slopes at upper elevations.

A persistent weak layer remains a concern in the region.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about how quickly persistent slabs are gaining strength.

Avalanche Summary

On Sunday, several skier-triggered and natural wind slab avalanches were reported up to size 2 in the region. Small wet loose avalanches were also observed out of steep sun-affected features.

For Tuesday, we expect natural avalanches to be unlikely, but human-triggering will remain possible.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 30 cm of recent snow is covering a melt-freeze crust that exists up to around 1900 m and on sunny aspects. Another 5 to 15 cm is in the forecast for overnight and through Tuesday. Strong southwesterly winds will continue building wind slabs on lee north and easterly slopes.

At lower elevations and on sunny or windward slopes, the snow surface may be crusty.

The late January persistent weak layer, consisting of surface hoar/facets/crust, may be found buried 40 to 70 cm. This layer remains a lingering concern, particularly in the southern parts of the region.

The remaining snowpack is well settled with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. 0 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Thursday

Mix of sun and clouds. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Stay off recently wind loaded slopes until they have had a chance to stabilize.
  • Surface hoar distribution is highly variable. Avoid generalizing your observations.
  • Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.

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.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.