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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 25th, 2025–Nov 26th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Early Season

Regions

Kananaskis, Bow Valley, Highwood Pass, North 40, Spray - KLakes.

The storm snow is settling and allowing a bit more travel opportunity. Below treeline is still rugged and needs more snow.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed today with good visibility

Snowpack Summary

Forecasters finally went for a walk up the chester today. Overall reasonable coverage with 60cm settled snow in the meadows at 2100m. As we gained height on solar aspects the snowpack shrunk down to 20-40cm. There is a crust that is supportive to travel up to at least 2200m. We didn't go higher. The wind had slightly picked up and some scouring was noticeable on the highest ridges.

Weather Summary

Tuesday will see cloudy skies and a day time high of -8. Trace amounts of snow and Moderate 30km/h winds from the west

https://hpfx.collab.science.gc.ca/~fsg006/productviewer/ab/table/AB_Rockies_Forecast.html

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
  • Ice climbers should be equipped with avalanche safety gear.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.