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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 10th, 2026–Jan 11th, 2026

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

Regions

South Coast, North Shore, Sasquatch, Tetrahedron, Harrison-Fraser.

Avoid all avalanche terrain.

A large storm is set to increase avalanche danger.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.
  • Forecast precipitation (either snow or rain) amounts are uncertain.

Avalanche Summary

It's expected that natural avalanches will occur on Sunday as snow piles up, then turns to rain in the afternoon.

There have been no recent reports of avalanches.

Snowpack Summary

Incoming snow and rain falls on 60 cm of snow from earlier in the week, which overlies a melt-freeze crust from the beginning of the year.

The mid and lower snowpack has two crusts that are between 50 and 150 cm deep. These crusts are not currently a concern.

The snowpack is generally well settled and dense.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 15 to 40 mm of snow turning to rain in the afternoon. Snowline 700 m, increasing to 1200 m. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m, rising to 1700 m.

Monday
Cloudy. 55 to 110 mm of rain at treeline. 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2200 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 mm of rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 2900 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
  • Avalanche danger will rapidly increase if snow switches to rain.
  • Watch for rapidly changing conditions during periods of heavy loading from new snow, wind, or rain.

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.

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.