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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 27th, 2026–Jan 28th, 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, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.

Regions

Kootenay Boundary, Purcells, Bonnington, Grohman, Kootenay Pass, Norns, Ymir, Crawford, Kokanee, Retallack, Valhalla.

Another day of low avalanche danger before the dry spell ends.

Use normal caution.

Confidence

High

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

Avalanche Summary

There are no recent avalanche observations.

Snowpack Summary

The snow surface is variable but A crust with large surface hoar above it is the predominant  surface.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 3 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
  • The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.