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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 24th, 2026–Feb 25th, 2026

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

Regions

Cariboos, North Columbia, Blue River, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

Avalanche danger will increase throughout the day as strong winds and snow move in.

Seek out sheltered terrain below treeline where you can avoid slabs and find great riding.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.
  • We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

Avalanche Summary

On Monday, small wind and storm slabs (size 1) were accidentally triggered by riders on steep north-facing slopes at treeline and below treeline near Blue River. A few natural wind slab avalanches (up to size 1.5) were also observed out of isolated steep alpine terrain near Valemount.

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

Snowpack Summary

By Wednesday afternoon, an additional 15 to 25 cm will be added to the current snowpack. This overlies recent storm snow and wind-affected surfaces in open terrain at upper elevations.

In sheltered terrain, 50 to 80 cm of snow sits on a hard melt-freeze crust from early February. Below this, a layer of surface hoar, facets, and/or crust from late January is buried around 100 cm. Triggering either of these layers is considered unlikely at this time.

The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night

Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Thursday

Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Friday

Cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
  • Look for signs of instability: whumphing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks, and recent avalanches.
  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.

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.