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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 31st, 2026–Feb 1st, 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

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

If you find more than 20 cm of snow at upper elevations, expect to find reactive storm slabs and treat danger as Considerable.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to variable freezing levels.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

20-30 cm of rain soaked snow overlies a hard crust.

Average treeline snow depth is 100 to 140 cm and tapers rapidly with elevation.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Cloudy. 15 to 40 cm of snow above 1600 m (rain below). 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow above 1400 m (rain below). 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Monday
Cloudy. 20 to 30 mm of rain. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be alert to conditions that change with aspect and elevation.
  • A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
  • 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.