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RegisterApr 8th, 2026–Apr 9th, 2026
Dogtooth, East Purcell, West Purcell.
It's a good time to explore.
Continue to use safe travel habits, like spreading out so that only one person is on or under a slope at a time.
On Monday and Tuesday, some small to large (max size 2) natural wet loose avalanches, as well as snowballing were reported across the region with sun and warm temperatures.
On Monday, south of Glacier National Park, a small (size 1) human triggered wind slab avalanche was reported on an east facing slope in the alpine.
A hard crust exists to mountain tops on south-facing terrain and up to around 2400 m on north-facing terrain. On shaded alpine slopes, 10 to 15 cm of soft snow may survive.
A thick crust from mid-March is 20 to 60 cm deep, which extends up to about 2400 m. Near Invermere, weak sugary facets may be found above this crust.
About 150 cm deep, the late-January facets and/or surface hoar may still be found, but are unlikely to be triggered due to the overlying crusts.
In shallow snowpack areas, depth hoar (large facets) can be found near the bottom of the snowpack.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear skies. 1 cm of snow above 1800 m. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind, decreasing to 15 km/h by the morning. Treeline low -6 °C. Freezing level falling to 1400 m.
Thursday
Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline high -1 °C. Freezing level rising to 2200 m.
Friday
Sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.