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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 7th, 2026–Feb 8th, 2026

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

Regions

North Columbia, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

New snow and strong winds are building reactive storm slabs.

A persistent weak layer remains a concern in the region.

Conservative terrain choices are recommended.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.
  • We are uncertain about how quickly persistent slabs are gaining strength.

Avalanche Summary

Friday

Widespread wet loose sluffing to size 1.5 was observed on sunny slopes, some of which triggered small slabs.

Thursday

Explosives triggered size 3 and 3.5 slabs near Sliding Mountain in the northeastern part of the region. Numerous size 2 to 2.5 wet loose avalanches were also observed across the entire region.

Wednesday

A widespread natural persistent slab avalanche cycle up to size 2.5 occurred. A few cornice falls were also reported.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 25 cm of new snow is in the forecast for Saturday night. This snow will be covering a melt-freeze crust that exists up to around 1900 m and on sunny aspects. Some of the new snow may have fallen as rain at lower elevations. Forecast strong west and southwesterly winds will be building thicker and more reactive storm slabs on lee north and easterly slopes.

The late January persistent weak layer, consisting of surface hoar/facets/crust, is currently buried 30 to 50 cm. This layer remains a significant concern, especially in the southern parts of the region.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 25 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1700 m dropping to 1200 m.

Sunday

Sunny. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Monday

Mix of sun and clouds. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Tuesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
  • Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.
  • Remote triggering is a concern; avoid terrain where triggering overhead slopes is possible.
  • Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.

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.