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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 22nd, 2026–Apr 23rd, 2026

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

Regions

Glacier.

Cold temps will freeze the surface of the snowpack the next couple of days.

Be prepared for rugged travel, creeks opening up, and variable surface conditions.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

Avalanche Summary

Natural wet loose and wet slab avalanches up to size 2.5 observed in the highway corridor on Monday/Tuesday.

Field team in Connaught creek observed a natural size 2 wet loose avalanche on Sunday AM.

Two reports of skier triggered size 2 slab avalanches last week. One from from Quartz creek, and a second on the Thorington.

Snowpack Summary

Cooler temps will give us good overnight freezes this week, in fact we may not see it thaw at all...

Beneath the crust there is 40-80cms of moist to wet snow above the robust March 21 crust. This crust could be a great sliding layer when things warm up again.

We're trending towards a more typical spring melt/freeze snowpack, but we're not quite there yet.

Weather Summary

Cooler weather with prevail for the later part of the week.

Tonight Mix of clear and cloud, precip: 1-2mm. Alp Low -9°C. Freezing level (FZL) 700m. Ridgetop wind N 20-40km/h.

Thurs Mix of sun/cloud w convective flurries. Snow: 5cms. Alp High -7°C. Wind N 25-40km/h. FZL 1400m.

Fri Sunny. Alp High -6°C. Wind Northeast 20-40km/h. FZL 1500m.

Sat Mix of sun and cloud. High -3 °C. Wind NE 10km/h. FZL 1800m

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
  • Avoid travelling on slopes below cornices.

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.