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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 6th, 2026–Mar 7th, 2026

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

Regions

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

Heavy snowfall, warm temperatures and buried weak layers make for very dangerous avalanche conditions. Avoid all avalanche terrain.

Confidence

High

  • We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.

Avalanche Summary

Widespread avalanche activity up to size 4 has been reported at all elevations over the past week. Avalanches have been triggered naturally, by riders, vehicles, and aircraft, many triggered remotely from a distance away. They have run on various buried weak layers detailed in the snowpack summary.

Large, destructive avalanche activity can be expected to continue as heavy snowfall further stresses these layers.

Snowpack Summary

Heavy snowfall adds load to a precarious snowpack. At upper elevations, wind loads new snow into leeward terrain features. At lower elevations, the rain line creeps up to 1400 m by the end of Saturday.

Three problematic layers persist in the mid-snowpack.

  • One or two surface hoar layers buried in February (depending on location) are found roughly 60 to 120 cm below the surface, and in some areas these sit on a thin crust.

  • A deeper, widespread layer buried in late January, made up of surface hoar, facets, and/or a crust, is roughly 100 to 180 cm deep. Surface hoar within this layer is most preserved and largest in sheltered terrain at treeline and below.

  • Check out this blog for more details.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday
Cloudy. 15 to 25 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 20 to 30 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Monday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid avalanche terrain during periods of heavy loading from new snow, wind, or rain.
  • Only the most simple non-avalanche terrain with no overhead hazard is appropriate at this time.
  • Storm slabs in motion may step down to deeper layers resulting in large avalanches.

Problems

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.

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.