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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 8th, 2026–Mar 9th, 2026

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

Regions

South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

Cooler temperatures improve avalanche conditions following the wet weekend storm.

Confidence

Avalanche Summary

Natural and explosive-triggered loose wet avalanches, size 1-1.5 were reported on Saturday.

If you are heading into the backcountry, please share any observations with the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Dry snow dusts crusty surfaces and a moist upper snowpack.

Within the top meter of the snowpack, there may be a few layers of a combination of surface hoar, facets, or crusts. These layers appear to vary in their distribution and have not triggered recent avalanches, but they could become reactive in isolated areas as additional snow accumulates above them.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated and generally stable.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.

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.