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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 2nd, 2025–Apr 3rd, 2025

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

Kootenay Boundary, Bonnington, Grohman, Kootenay Pass, Norns, Rossland, Ymir, Crawford, Moyie, St. Mary, Kokanee.

Verify conditions as you travel

Surface conditions and recent precipitation amounts are variable

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

Small wet and dry loose avalanches continue to be triggered by skiers in steep terrain. Some small slab avalanches have also been reported on high north facing terrain where dry snow still remains.

Snowpack Summary

By mid day on Thursday up to 10 cm of new snow could have accumulated with moderate southwest wind. This new snow will overlie a crust on all aspects and elevations, except for north facing terrain above 2000 m, Where up to 20 cm overlies a crust from late March. Below these crusts, the upper snowpack is moist.

Several weak layers from early March, mid February and late January can be found in the mid and lower snowpack.

The remainder of the snowpack is generally well settled.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Thursday

Mix of sun and cloud with 0 to 3 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 1800 m.

Friday

Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind . Freezing level rising to 2000 m.

Saturday

Sunny. 10 to 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 2300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.