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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Nov 19th, 2025–Nov 20th, 2025

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

Regions

Banff Yoho Kootenay, Little Yoho, Banff, East Side 93N, Kootenay, Lake Louise, LLSA, Sunshine, West Side 93N, Field.

Watch for fresh windslab development on Thursday as SW winds increase through the day, redistributing the 5 -15 cm of recent snow

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new natural avalanches observed or reported on Wednesday.

Snowpack Summary

Limited early-season observations indicate a generally well-settled Rockies snowpack with no significant weak layers. Last week's wet snow and rain left a rain crust (Nov 13) to 2300 m. In the short term, this adds stability to the snowpack and with 5-10 cm of dry snow on top, only isolated windslabs have been reported along with good early-season travel conditions. Treeline snow depths range from 40-70 cm.

Weather Summary

SW winds are forecasted to increase through Thursday and be strong to extreme on Friday. Alpine highs for Thursday will be around -5C with increasing cloud.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Pay attention to the wind; once it starts to blow, sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.

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.