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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 12th, 2026–Jan 13th, 2026

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

South Coast, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

Freezing levels are forecast to soar on Tuesday. Human-triggered wet loose avalanches remain possible.

Avoid steep terrain where a wet loose avalanche is most likely to be triggered.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.

Avalanche Summary

human-triggered avalanche activity may continue throughout the day with the forecasted warm temperatures and high freezing levels.

Snowpack Summary

The upper snowpack is saturated and will remain moist while freezing levels are elevated.

Rain has rapidly settled the snowpack.

The mid and lower snowpack has two crusts that are between 50 and 150 cm deep. These crusts are not currently a concern.

Weather Summary

Monday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 10 mm of rain at treeline. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2600 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 mm of rain at treeline. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 3300 m.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny. 2 mm of rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2900 m.

Thursday
Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 3100 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Keep in mind that the high density of wet avalanches can make them destructive.
  • Use extra caution for areas that are experiencing rapidly warming temperatures for the first time.

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.