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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 3rd, 2026–Feb 4th, 2026

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

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Sky Pilot, Tetrahedron.

High freezing levels and sunny skies are keeping wet loose avalanches possible.

Steer clear of steep, solar facing slopes during periods of intense solar radiation.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to variable freezing levels.

Avalanche Summary

On Tuesday, several wet loose avalanches up to size 1.5 were reported. We expect this problem to continue with high freezing levels and sunny skies.

Snowpack Summary

Rain has saturated the upper snowpack, with moist surface snow possible above 1500 m.

A hard crust is breaking down at lower elevations. The mid/lower snowpack is generally well settled.

Average treeline snow depth is 70 to 175 cm, and the snowpack tapers rapidly with elevation.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 mm of rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 9 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.

Thursday
Sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 11 °C. Freezing level 3200 m.

Friday
Mostly sunny. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
  • Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.
  • Keep in mind that the high density of wet avalanches can make them destructive.

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.