Avalanche forecast

Kananaskis

Mar 8 – 10, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Highlights

Cooling temps and clearing skies for Monday. Approach terrain cautiously and inspect the bond of the new/old snow interface.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Very Likely
    Size
    1.5–2.5

    Fresh wind slabs now have buried old wind slabs, caution wind loaded slopes and cross loaded features.

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Very Likely
    Size
    1–1.5

    Expect sloughing off steep alpine features

Confidence

Avalanche Summary

A road patrol along the spray had very limited visibility due to the stormy conditions.

One size 2 wind slab on Mt. invincible was observed through the clouds and pin wheeling on road side steep banks.

Snowpack Summary

15-25 cm of snow has fallen since Saturday night. This has come in very warm and has fallen on a already moist upper snowpack. below this the variety of surfaces include sun crusts on solar and hard pressed surfaces elsewhere. Strong to extreme winds continue to build wind slabs at treeline and above, the snowpack is rapidly settling.

Weather Summary

Sunday: Warm rain/snow on the spray, heavy at times. At lower elevations the temperature finally dropped below 0° at 14:00 at Mud lake weather station.

Monday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. A day time high of -14 with 25-35 km/h West winds at ridge top. Freezing level back down at valley bottom.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind-exposed terrain.
  • Avoid steep terrain, including convex rolls, or areas with a thin, rocky, or variable snowpack.

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