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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 11th, 2026–Mar 12th, 2026

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

While wind and snow should ease through Thursday, dangerous avalanche conditions may persist. Avoid avalanche terrain during heavy snow or strong wind.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.
  • We are confident that there are persistent slabs in the snowpack, but uncertain about how likely they are to trigger.

Avalanche Summary

On Monday, riders triggered what they suspect was a large wind slab that ran on a crust near Bralone. Check the MIN report for details.

On Sunday, numerous wind slab avalanches (up to size 2) occurred in exposed terrain across various aspects, along with a few cornice failures.

Snowpack Summary

Roughly 10 to 40 cm of storm snow has accumulated since the weekend, accompanied by strong, southerly winds at higher elevations. A widespread crust, formed by last weekend's rain, lies just below the new snow. At higher elevations, new snow sits atop a generally settled, well-consolidated upper snowpack.

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

The remaining snowpack appears to be strong and well-bonded.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Use increased caution at all elevations. Storm snow is forming touchy slabs.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • 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.