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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 5th, 2026–Jan 6th, 2026

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

Regions

South Coast, North Shore, Tetrahedron.

Heavy snowfall amounts and strong winds has pushed the danger rating to High.

Expect an elevated danger rating to persist through the storm period.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.
  • Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported in the past week.

If you are heading into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations via the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

A saturated and wet snowpack, has slowly begun to refreeze. New snow will bury the existing snowpack rapidly during heavy snowfall.

Two distinct crust can be found between 50 and 150 cm in depth.

The snowpack is generally well settled and dense.

Weather Summary

Monday Night
Cloudy. 20 to 25 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 700 m.

Tuesday
Cloudy. 55 to 105 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 800 m.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Don't let storm day fever lure you into consequential terrain.
  • Only the most simple non-avalanche terrain with no overhead hazard is appropriate at this time.
  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
  • Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.