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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 3rd, 2026–Mar 4th, 2026

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

Regions

Sugarbowl, Kakwa, McGregor, Pine Pass, Renshaw, Robson.

Storm snow continues to accumulate and produce dangerous avalanche conditions.

Avoid avalanche terrain during periods of heavy loading from snow and/or wind.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.
  • We are confident that there are persistent slabs in the snowpack, but uncertain about how likely they are to trigger.

Avalanche Summary

Reports from Monday suggest that the recent storm snow was reactive to skier traffic, either as loose dry avalanches or soft storm slabs. Producing avalanches up to size 2.

One natural wind slab avalanche, along with a few explosive-triggered avalanches were reported on Sunday, up to size 3, in steep terrain near ridge crests.

With continued snow and wind, we anticipate both natural and rider-triggered avalanches to become more likely on Wednesday.

Snowpack Summary

Ongoing snow and wind continue to form widespread storm and wind slabs. Snowfall is forecast to be heaviest overnight in areas east of Prince George (around the Torpy and Kakwa regions).

Approximately 50 to 75 cm below the surface, a layer of weak, sugary facets buried in February has been found in some areas. It has not produced many reported avalanches, but it is continuing to react in snowpack tests, and ongoing snowfall is increasing the load on this layer.

80 to 120 cm below the surface is a crust that was buried in early February.

The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 20 cm of snow, with the higher values expected in the areas around Torphy and Kakwa. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 8 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
  • Avoid freshly wind-loaded features, especially near ridge crests, rollovers, and in steep terrain.
  • Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.
  • In times of uncertainty, conservative terrain choices are our best defense.

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.