Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 30th, 2026–May 3rd, 2026

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Alpine

Spring Conditions

Treeline

Spring Conditions

Below Treeline

Spring Conditions

Regions

Glacier.

Spring conditions, with the freezes in the freeze/thaw cycle weakening as temperatures increase through the weekend.

Be prepared for rugged travel (especially at lower elevations), with creeks opening up and variable surface conditions.

Confidence

Moderate

We are uncertain about alpine conditions due to limited field observations.
We are uncertain about how the timing or intensity of warming will affect the snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

There has been very little avalanche activity in the region, with a stout surface crust remaining mostly intact this week. Expect avalanche activity to increase as temperatures warm in to the weekend.

Snowpack Summary

The snowpack is in a typical freeze thaw spring cycle. If you time it right you might find good corn skiing as slopes warm up in the sun. Wet loose avalanches will also become increasingly likely as the surface crust breaks down.

The April 13th crust is down 15-30cm. The robust March 21 crust is down 40-80cms. These crusts could provide sliding layers when/if things warm up dramatically.

Weather Summary

For real time weather forecasts visit:

The Avalanche Canada Mountain Weather Forecast https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast

For detailed model guidance:

Windy.com https://www.windy.com/?51.269,-117.395,11,m:e4CacTf

Spotwx.com https://spotwx.com/

Terrain and Travel Advice

Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.