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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 14th, 2026–Mar 15th, 2026

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

Clearwater, South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

Practice good travel habits, as an unlikely buried weak layer may surprise you with a large avalanche.

Confidence

Moderate

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

Avalanche Summary

On Friday, a few large storm slabs were triggered with explosives east of Kelowna.

On Thursday, explosives control east of Kelowna produced several large (size 2) persistent slabs, which failed on the January crust that is 30 to 100 cm deep. This is evidence of persistent slabs still reacting to large triggers.

Snowpack Summary

20 to 40 cm of snow has fallen since March 7 and has been redistributed by strong, southwest winds in open terrain. This snow overlies a crust below around 1800 m and hard, old snow above.

Within the top 100 cm of the snowpack, there are a few layers of surface hoar, facets, crusts, or a combination of the three. The January layer is only about 70 cm deep. Other than Thursday's explosives results east of Kelowna, these layers haven't produced avalanches.

The remainder of the snowpack is well settled and strong.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Mostly clear skies. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Sunday
Mix of sun and increasing clouds. 2 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Monday
Cloudy. 20 to 25 cm of snow. 30 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level rising to 2200 m through the day.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 3 mm of rain at treeline. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.

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.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.