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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 28th, 2026–Jan 29th, 2026

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

Regions

North Columbia, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

New snow may form small but reactive wind slabs over a layer of surface hoar.

Watch for signs of instability, like shooting cracks, along ridgelines and in steep terrain.

Confidence

Moderate

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

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported.

We expect that the recent snowfall is building isolated wind slabs in lee terrain features over a layer of surface hoar. Avalanches are expected to be small but reactive.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 10 cm of recent snow is being redistributed by moderate to strong southerly winds. This new snow may be building small wind slabs over a layer of surface hoar.

This surface hoar layer sits on a widespread crust found on all slopes except shaded north-facing slopes, where there is a mix of soft snow from surface faceting and wind-affected snow in open terrain features. The surface hoar is largest and best preserved on sheltered treeline and below treeline features.

Recent strong winds have stripped back southerly facing alpine slopes to a sun crust in many areas. Cornices remain large and overhanging.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °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.
  • Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.

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.