Avalanche forecast

South Coast

Feb 21 – 22, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Expect hazard to increase through the day as the new snow accumulates.

New snow falls on a variety of surfaces, assess the bond carefully as you travel.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

    Continued moderate winds and new snow will build fresh wind slabs and bury previous wind slabs. Be cautious transitioning into wind-affected terrain.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

Avalanche Summary

On Tuesday, there were reports of skier triggered wind slabs up to size 1 in steep NE terrain. Sluffing was reported to run fast and far on sheltered north aspects.

Some sluffing was reported on Monday.

On Saturday, a skier triggered a wind slab on a northeast-facing alpine slope near Sky Pilot.

Snowpack Summary

New snow falls on a variety of surfaces including wind affect in the alpine, facets on north aspects, and sun affected snow on the south aspects. Expect the potential for a poor bond to form in areas where facets or crusts exist.

There is a crust from early February that is down 20 to 60 cm and seems to be well bonded to the new snow.

The remainder of the snowpack is well-bonded.

The snowpack depth at treeline ranges from 90 to 170 cm. The snowpack depth tapers rapidly below treeline, especially on south aspects.

Weather Summary

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 20 to 45 mm of precipitation. 60 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Recent wind has varied in direction, so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.

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