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

Apr 14th, 2026–Apr 15th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches possible, human triggered probable.
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

South Columbia, Esplanade, North Selkirk, Badshot-Battle, Central Selkirk, Goat.

Freshly formed storm slabs will be most reactive on lee features at upper elevations on Wednesday.

Stay alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

Avalanche Summary

On Monday, a naturally triggered size 3 glide slab avalanche was reported on a very steep rock slab on a southeast aspect in the alpine.

Several skier triggered dry loose avalanches up to size 1.5 were also reported.

Observations are currently very limited in this region. Please consider submitting a MIN to let us know what you're seeing out there.

Snowpack Summary

Forecast snow and southwest wind will form fresh storm slabs that will be most reactive on lee features at upper elevations.

Below the recent snow is a hard crust that exists on all aspects to at least 2700 m.

Crusts from late March can be found down 20 to 80 cm, depending on elevation/aspect.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong in most areas.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 0 to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
  • Avoid freshly wind-loaded features, especially near ridge crests, rollovers, and in steep terrain.
  • Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind-loaded snow.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.