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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 14th, 2026–Feb 15th, 2026

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

Regions

North Columbia, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina, Kakwa, Renshaw, Robson.

Wind slabs may remain triggerable on lee slopes near ridgetops.

Continue to avoid steep wind-loaded areas.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a highly variable snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

Friday

  • A size 2 loose dry sluff was observed in Kakwa.

Thursday,

  • Southwest of Valemount, a small size 1 slab was remotely triggered at a distance of 80 m. The failure plane was unknown.

Wednesday

  • A skier accidentally triggered a small wind slab on a northeast-facing wind-loaded slope.

  • Naturally triggered dry loose sluffing and several wind slabs up to size 2 were also observed in the region.

Snowpack Summary

10 to 30 cm of recent snow may be covering a new weak layer of surface hoar or sun crust. Recent southwesterly wind may have blown that snow onto lee slopes creating fresh wind slabs.

Below that, 20 to 60 cm of older snow is covering a melt-freeze crust that exists up to around 1900 m and on sunny aspects.

A layer of surface hoar/facets/crust from late January may be buried 60 to 80 cm. This layer seems to have gone dormant, but lingering concern remains for northerly sheltered features at treeline.

The remaining snowpack is well settled with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Mix of sun and clouds. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. 0 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Tuesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.



More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Stay off recently wind loaded slopes until they have had a chance to stabilize.
  • Seek out sheltered terrain where new snow hasn't been affected by wind.
  • Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.
  • Surface hoar distribution is highly variable. Avoid generalizing your observations.

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.