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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 24th, 2026–Apr 27th, 2026

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.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Sea To Sky, South Coast Inland, Brandywine, Garibaldi, Homathko, Spearhead, Birkenhead, Duffey, South Chilcotin, Stein, Taseko.

It’s a great time to head into the mountains.

Loose wet avalanches are most likely on steep, sun-affected slopes once the surface snow warms, becomes wet, and loses cohesion.

Confidence

Moderate

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

Avalanche Summary

Wet loose avalanches and cornice falls were last reported on Wednesday.

Snowpack Summary

A surface crust may exist early in the morning, but we expect it to break down quickly on sun exposed slopes, and at low elevations with sunshine and warming. The snow below is likely moist or wet. Dry snow may still exist on the highest north-facing slopes.

A thick crust, with possible facets above it, exists 10–50 cm deep at treeline and above. Previous winds may have scoured exposed features down to this crust.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong. At low elevations, the snowpack is disappearing quickly.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Clear skies. 50 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Saturday
Sunny. 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday
Sunny. 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Monday
Sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.
  • Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.

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.