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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 11th, 2026–Mar 12th, 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, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Clearwater, South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

Expect new snow and moderate to strong wind to build fresh wind slabs through the day at upper elevations.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

Avalanche Summary

There have been no new avalanche observations in the past few days.

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

Snowpack Summary

10-30 cm of dry snow sits over crusty surfaces at most elevations. At upper elevations, it has been redistributed by wind.

Within the top meter of the snowpack, there may be a few layers of surface hoar, facets, crusts or a combination. These layers appear to vary in their distribution and have not triggered recent avalanches, but they could become reactive in isolated areas as additional snow accumulates above them.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated and generally stable.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with sunny breaks. 2 to 3 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.

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.