Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 14th, 2026–Jan 15th, 2026

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.

Regions

Rossland, South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

Small avalanches may be seen in isolated areas or extreme terrain.

Avalanche danger may increase on steep sun-exposed slopes.

Confidence

High

We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast

Avalanche Summary

With warm temperatures on Tuesday, the region saw widespread natural wet loose avalanches up to size 1.

Snowpack Summary

A 2 cm melt-freeze crust caps the recent 20 cm of storm snow. Moist snow can be found below the surface crust.

The mid to lower snowpack contains a few crust/facet layers, including one buried in mid December, now 50 to 80 cm deep.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. 60 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Friday
Sunny. 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Saturday
Sunny. 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 3200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.