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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

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

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

High

  • 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

No avalanches have been reported since Saturday.

Snowpack Summary

A surface crust may exist early in the morning, but we expect it to break down quickly with sunshine and warm temperatures. The snow below is likely wet.

The remainder of the snowpack is strong and settled.

At lower elevations, the snowpack is quickly disappearing or isothermal.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Clear skies. 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2100 m.

Saturday
Sunny. 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Sunday
Sunny. 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Monday
Sunny. 1 mm of rain at treeline. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
  • Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.

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.