Avalanche forecast

Jasper

Feb 16 – 17, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Watch for unstable snow on extreme steep alpine terrain. Low Danger indicates natural and human triggered avalanches are unlikely but not impossible. Small avalanches in extreme terrain can have calamitous consequences. A Special Weather Statement for Jasper could bring 10-30cm of snow Monday to Wednesday but looks unlikely.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely - Possible
    Size
    1–2

    The wind slab problem distribution is spotty. The sensitivity varies depending on where the higher amounts of snow has accumulated

Confidence

High

  • We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.

Avalanche Summary

No patrol occurred Saturday or Sunday. Friday's patrol did not observe anything new and nothing observed for a week.

Snowpack Summary

5-15 cm of soft snow in sheltered locations or wind impacted surfaces overly various old surfaces such as melt freeze crusts or older wind affected snow. A thin surface hoar is buried down 5- 15 cm and is very patchy in its distribution. The rest of the snowpack is generally dense and well consolidated.

Weather Summary

Monday to Thursday will be sun, flurries, trace of new snow, light winds, -8 to -26 °C. Thursday will be a high of -15 °C. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Central to Southern Alberta including Jasper with 10-20cm expected and possibly 30cm locally Monday through Wednesday. Our models show us on the fringe of this active weather with only 2-5cm.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.

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