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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Dec 6th, 2025–Dec 7th, 2025

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

Regions

North Columbia, South Columbia, Esplanade, Jordan, North Selkirk, West Purcell, Badshot-Battle, Central Selkirk, Goat, Gold, Retallack, Valhalla, Whatshan.

New snow and wind continue to stack up, creating dangerous avalanche conditions.

The best and safest riding will exist in lower-angled, sheltered terrain with no overhead hazard.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported at this time.

Storm snow has stacked up in the past week, and could be reaching a tipping point for large, reactive slab avalanches. Learn more in our recent conditions update. We expect the likelihood of both natural and human-triggered avalanches to increase in the next few days as snowfall, wind, and warming impact the region.

Please consider posting a MIN if you are heading out in the backcountry!

Snowpack Summary

As much as 60 cm of recent storm snow has accumulated in the past 3 days. This will create a significant new load, with 40 to 80 cm of recent snow now overlying a surface hoar layer in sheltered terrain and a thin sun crust on south-facing slopes, and a generally faceted upper snowpack.

A supportive melt–freeze crust is found 60 to 90 cm below the surface in the mid-snowpack.

Average treeline snow depths range from 90 to 140 cm, tapering off quickly at lower elevations.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Cloudy. 4 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Monday
Cloudy. 15 to 35 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.
  • Be especially cautious as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Be cautious of buried obstacles, especially below treeline.

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.