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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 2nd, 2026–Mar 3rd, 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.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

Treat the danger as CONSIDERABLE if you are seeing more than 15 cm of new snow.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported. Observations have been limited with no field team in the area last week.

If you head out, please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Light to heavy mixed precipitation will impact the snow surface on Tuesday, with the snowline hovering near treeline.

50 to 70 cm of snow may be overlying a layer of surface hoar in sheltered areas at and below tree line. There is uncertainty with its distribution and reactivity at this time.

The remaining snowpack has no other layers of concern.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 95 to 250 cm, and there is still very little snow below treeline.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 4 mm of rain at treeline. 40 to 70 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy. 5 to 25 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. 1 to 5 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.




More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
  • Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.

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.