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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 5th, 2026–Feb 6th, 2026

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

North Rockies, East Kakwa, Tumbler.

Rising freezing levels with clear, sunny skies may create a wet loose problem anywhere in direct sun. Cornices will likely become weak and dangerous.

Confidence

Low

  • We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.
  • We are uncertain due to the timing or intensity of warming will affect the snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported in the past week.

There are few observations from this region. If you are getting out, please share observations like weather and riding conditions to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

A melt-freeze crust may be present to mountain top but will soften during the day as temperatures rise and the sun warms the snow. This may lead to moist or wet snow surfaces. Small pockets of dry, wind-affected snow may still be found on high north-facing alpine slopes.

At treeline and below, a prominent crust buried late January sits 10 to 20 cm beneath the moist surface snow.

The mid-December facet/crust layer is buried approximately 80 cm deep.

The average snowpack depth at treeline is 90 to 140 cm.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night
Clear skies. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

Friday
Sunny. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 3 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.





More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
  • Keep in mind a buried crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
  • Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.

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.

Cornices

Cornice Fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms as the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain feature, such as a ridge, and deposits snow on the downwind (leeward) side. Cornices range in size from small wind drifts of soft snow to large overhangs of hard snow that are 30 feet (10 meters) or taller. They can break off the terrain suddenly and pull back onto the ridge top and catch people by surprise even on the flat ground above the slope. Even small cornices can have enough mass to be destructive and deadly. Cornice Fall can entrain loose surface snow or trigger slab avalanches.