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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 16th, 2026–Jan 17th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
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.

Where a robust crust exists, the avalanche danger is low.
Steep south-facing slopes may soften in the heat of the day.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche observations.

Snowpack Summary

A 2 to 5 cm melt-freeze crust caps 20 cm of recent storm snow, now moist.

The mid to lower snowpack contains a few crust/facet layers, including one buried in mid December, now 50 to 80 cm deep.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Clear skies. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

Saturday
Sunny. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Above freezing layer 1600 to 3500 m.

Sunday
Sunny. 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level valley bottom.

Monday
Sunny. 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level valley bottom.




More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.

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.