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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 4th, 2026–Mar 5th, 2026

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

Regions

Sea To Sky, Brandywine, Spearhead.

Recent storm snow arrived with significant wind.

Be careful transitioning into wind-affected areas.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a highly variable snowpack.
  • We are uncertain due to variable freezing levels.

Avalanche Summary

On Tuesday, explosive work produced several size 2 cornice avalanches. We will be keeping a close eye on cornices as the weather warms later this week.

Snowpack Summary

Up to 15 cm of new snow has been redistributed by strong southerly winds into deeper deposits in wind-loaded areas. This new snow overlies a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects and lower elevations, wind-affected surfaces at higher elevations, and facetted snow or patchy surface hoar in sheltered, shaded areas.

A crust from early February can be found down 60 to 120 cm and has shown no recent reactivity.

The remaining snowpack appears to be well settled and bonded.

Weather Summary

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Thursday

Cloudy. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. 5 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday

Mix of sun and clouds. 2 mm of precipitation. 70 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.
  • Even brief periods of direct sun could produce natural avalanches.

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.