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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 12th, 2026–Mar 13th, 2026

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

Regions

South Coast Inland, Birkenhead, Duffey, South Chilcotin, Stein, Taseko.

Reactive slabs persist after recent stormy weather. Give the snowpack time to stabilize before committing to bigger slopes.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about how quickly the snowpack will recover and gain strength.
  • We are confident that there are persistent slabs in the snowpack, but uncertain about how likely they are to trigger.

Avalanche Summary

A few small (size 1) storm slab avalanches were skier-triggered on Wednesday in steep, alpine terrain features.

On Monday, riders triggered a large wind slab that likely ran on the recently formed crust, near Bralone. Check the MIN report for details.

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

Snowpack Summary

Approximately 30 to 60 cm of recent storm snow has been redistributed by strong to extreme winds in exposed terrain at higher elevations.

A widespread crust below 2300 m, formed during last weekend’s rain event, now sits beneath the recent snow. At higher elevations, the new snow overlies a generally settled and well-consolidated upper snowpack.

A crust with facets is buried roughly 40 to 100 cm below the surface. Although this layer has not produced recent avalanche activity, it continues to be monitored as additional snow accumulates above it.

The remainder of the snowpack is generally strong and well-bonded.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Friday
Mostly sunny. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
  • Stay off recently wind loaded slopes until they have had a chance to stabilize.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.