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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 10th, 2026–Apr 11th, 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

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

There's still snow up there if you aren't one to let cloudy skies and rain stop you! Be ready to manage variably crusty or isothermal snow and lingering cornices if you head out.

Confidence

High

  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

No avalanches have been reported recently, and under current conditions, very little activity is expected. If you get out into the backcountry, post a MIN!

Snowpack Summary

Cloud cover and light rain will work against crust recovery Friday night, likely keeping the snowpack a bit closer to an isothermal state on Saturday. This follows recent melt-freeze cycles that offered more inviting travel conditions atop the region's throughly settled snowpack.

Although minimal forecast rain doesn't promise much snowpack change, travelers should still watch for slushy, isothermal conditions. Aside from making travel difficult, wet loose avalanche danger can also develop when this condition is in play, a counterpoint to slip-and-fall hazards when the surface is frozen.

We still have about 190 cm at 1450 m but it's melting out quickly on solar slopes.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, 1 to 2 mm. 10 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, 2 to 4 mm. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind, easing. Treeline temperature cooling to 4 °C. Freezing level falling from 2400 m to 2100 m.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, 1 to 3 mm. 5 to 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline high temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 2200 m.

Monday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, 1 to 4 mm.10 to 15 km/h southwest ridgetop wind, increasing. Treeline high temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
  • Keep in mind that the high density of wet avalanches can make them destructive.

Problems

Cornices

Cornice Fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms as the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain feature, such as a ridge, and deposits snow on the downwind (leeward) side. Cornices range in size from small wind drifts of soft snow to large overhangs of hard snow that are 30 feet (10 meters) or taller. They can break off the terrain suddenly and pull back onto the ridge top and catch people by surprise even on the flat ground above the slope. Even small cornices can have enough mass to be destructive and deadly. Cornice Fall can entrain loose surface snow or trigger slab avalanches.

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.