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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 14th, 2026–Feb 15th, 2026

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

Regions

Sea To Sky, Brandywine, Garibaldi, Homathko, Spearhead, Tantalus.

Continually assess conditions as you move through terrain.

Wind slabs could exist on high north facing terrain and wet loose avalanches could be triggered on steep, sunny slopes.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to the variability of wind effect on the snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

Over the past few days several small, skier triggered wind slab and dry loose avalanches have been triggered in steep terrain. The majority of this avalanche activity has been on north and east aspects at treeline and above. A couple of the wind slab avalanches reported have propagated wider than expected.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 20 cm of recent storm snow, accompanied by southerly wind overlies a thin sun crust on southerly aspects and previously wind affected snow on north aspects. The snow surface will become moist on steep sun exposed slopes during the day on Sunday.

The early February crust/facet layer is down 20 to 50 cm.

A widespread crust and facet layer from late January is buried 40 to 100 cm deep.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Clear skies. 10 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
  • Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
  • Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind 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.

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.