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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 8th, 2026–Feb 9th, 2026

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.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Rossland, South Okanagan, Shuswap, North Okanagan.

It's a good time to take advantage of the nice weather and low danger to explore more complex objectives.

Small wind slabs may remain triggerable in steep isolated lee features.

Confidence

High

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

Avalanche Summary

Warm temperatures promoted wet loose sluffing and pinwheeling on steep slopes up to size 1 during the warming last Thursday and Friday. No slab avalanches have been reported in the last week.

With the current conditions, avalanches are unlikely, except for in isolated lee areas where human-triggering of small wind slabs may still be possible.

Snowpack Summary

5 to 10 cm of recent snow is overlying a melt-freeze crust of varying thickness. At upper elevations, previous strong winds formed small wind slabs that are expected to bond quickly, but may remain triggerable in isolated areas.

At lower elevations and on sunny slopes, the snow surface is likely crusty or moist.

Below that, 15 to 20 cm of moist snow is sitting over a surface hoar/ crust layer from late January. Avalanches on this layer are considered unlikely at this time.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Clear skies. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Monday

Mix of sun and clouds. 0 to 2 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Tuesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 0 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Wednesday

Sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Periods of low danger may be a good time to increase your exposure.
  • Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain. Carefully evaluate your line for slabs before you commit to it.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.

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.