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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 6th, 2025–Dec 7th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
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

Clearwater, South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

Ongoing snowfall and wind will continue to build wind slabs in exposed terrain

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Please consider posting a MIN if you are heading out in the backcountry!

Snowpack Summary

Up to 30 cm of new snow has accumulated in the past week. Southwest wind on Sunday will continue to redistribute new snow in wind-exposed areas.

Roughly 40 to 60 cm of snow now overlies a variety of old surfaces, from surface hoar and facets in sheltered terrain, a thin sun crust on south-facing slopes, and firm, previously wind-affected surfaces at higher elevations.

The mid and lower snowpack includes various crust layers from November.

Snow depths at treeline vary from about 60 to 120 cm and decrease dramatically at lower elevations.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 15 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 5 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
  • Be cautious of buried obstacles, especially below treeline.

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.