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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 20th, 2026–Feb 21st, 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

Kananaskis, Bow Valley, Highwood Pass, North 40, Spray - KLakes.

Excellent ski quality in most standard area's right now. A touch of wind is slowly showing up in the alpine and is more reactive where it overlies a sun crust.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain whether the wind will be enough to form new wind slabs.

Avalanche Summary

A Skier accidental today on a SE aspect. See MIN here.

No other avalanche activity was reported or observed today with very good visibility.

Snowpack Summary

In the alpine, a soft windslab is starting to form in isolated features in the alpine. Storm snow is settling slightly with amounts down to 40cm on average at treeline. There are pockets of deeper snow here and there, but they are getting harder to find. The Valentine's layer is certainly there, but without a stiff slab on top of it, problems are isolated to steep unsupported terrain in the alpine. Down low when trail breaking in an unmodified snowpack, whumphs and settlements were frequent until above 2000m.

Weather Summary

The cold is moving out with more seasonal temps. On Saturday, a high of -10 with light winds out of the S-SW, no new snow in the forecast.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Pay attention to the wind; once it starts to blow, sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.

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.