Dashboard Regions Weather Stations Radar Alerts Glossary
Contact About
Log In

Register for an account and never miss a forecast again!

Register

Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 31st, 2026–Apr 1st, 2026

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

Regions

Glacier.

Flurries over the next few days will incrementally add loose snow to the slopes.

While this often makes for fun, predictable descents in dreamy conditions, you will need to watch for seemingly innocent small sluffs that can knock you off your feet.

Confidence

Avalanche Summary

Dry, loose avalanches up to size 1 were noted from steeper Alpine terrain (>40 degrees) on all aspects.

A widespread, natural avalanche cycle occurred up to size 4.0 on Mar 19-20 during the atmospheric river. Check out pics from the recent mega avalanche cycle in the MIN Reports. It shows some of the huge debris piles that are making travel challenging.

Snowpack Summary

Gusty winds have created wind slabs in exposed terrain, while sheltered features hold dry, loose snow lying on a firm crust. South through West aspects may have a surface crust on steeper slopes.

Below the storm snow, a strong crust exists up into treeline. Another crust from early March is down 70-150cm.

Travel can be challenging below treeline with frozen tree bombs and huge avalanche debris from last week's super storm.

Weather Summary

Minor flurries with light winds.

Tonight Clear periods. Alpine low -6°C. Ridge wind S 15-25km/h. Freezing level (FZL) valley bottom.

Wed Cloudy, scattered flurries, 5cm. High -1°C. Wind 10-30km/h. FZL 1800m.

Thurs Cloudy with sun, isolated flurries, trace amounts. High -2°C. Wind NW 10-25km/h. FZL 1900m.

Fri Cloudy with sun, isolated flurries, trace amounts. High -4°C. Wind SW 20-30km/h. FZL 1800m.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be aware of the potential for loose avalanches in steep terrain where snow hasn't formed a slab.
  • Keep in mind a buried crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.

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.