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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 8th, 2026–Feb 9th, 2026

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

Regions

Cariboos, South Columbia, Blue River, Esplanade, Jordan, North Monashee, North Selkirk, West Purcell, Badshot-Battle, Central Selkirk, Goat, Gold.

Storm slabs and a persistent weak layer are contributing to unstable snow conditions.

Use conservative route selection and resist venturing into complex terrain

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are confident that there are persistent slabs in the snowpack, but uncertain about how likely they are to trigger.

Avalanche Summary

Numerous natural, rider-triggered and remote-triggered persistent slab avalanches (up to size 3) were reported over the past week. Widespread wet loose sluffs up to size 2 were also observed.

Avalanches are becoming less frequent and smaller (mostly size 1–2), but accidental triggering of the persistent weak layer continued on Saturday.

Keep in mind that human triggering of large slabs remains possible even as natural activity tapers off.

Snowpack Summary

15 to 40 cm of settling storm snow is covering a new layer of surface hoar and/or a melt-freeze crust in many areas. This may make storm slabs more reactive. Southwesterly winds during the storm built thicker slabs on lee slopes near ridgetops.

Some of the new snow may have fallen as rain at lower elevations. Solar aspects and lower elevations may be crusty.

The late January persistent weak layer, consisting of surface hoar/facets/crust, is buried 40 to 80 cm. It has surprised people with its reactivity over the past week, especially in sheltered treeline features.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Sunday Night

Mostly clear skies. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 0 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Wednesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 4 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °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.
  • Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.
  • Remote triggering is a concern; avoid terrain where triggering overhead slopes is possible.
  • Be especially cautious as you transition into wind-affected terrain.

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.

Persistent Slabs

Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.