Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Banff, Banff Yoho Kootenay, East Side 93N, Field, Kootenay, LLSA, Lake Louise, Little Yoho, Sunshine, West Side 93N.
Early Season conditions persist.
The snowpack is gradually building in the high mountains.
Watch for hazards such as rocks, and thinly bridged crevasses.
Ice climbers watch for pockets of windslab proximate to cliffs and gullies.
Include avalanche safety gear when ice climbing in avalanche terrain.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
Over the past several weeks there has been intermittent reports of ice climbers experiencing dry loose avalanches and sluffing while travelling within gullies and steep terrain.
Snowpack Summary
The early season snowpack is typically thin and widely variable, presenting deep drifts and areas scoured to the ground.
Localized pockets of wind slab are common, meaning it can be easy to step from dry ground into a windslab, so watch carefully for these pockets of snow.
Weather Summary
For current weather conditions, see the weather stations on the Avalanche Canada map page.
For weather forecasts, check out Environment Canada's products for Banff, Kootenay and Yoho.
For weather maps, graphics and satellite images check out the Mountain Weather Forecast.
For a technical weather forecast check out SpotWx