Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Rating
Moderate (2)
Watch for changing conditions as you gain elevation and exposure to wind.
Best riding conditions will be found in wind sheltered terrain.
More Detail
To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Avalanche Canada Zone forecast provided by Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Discussion
Snow at higher elevations is heavily wind effected, with deeper deposits on east facing slopes, and west facing slopes may be scoured. Wind slabs may sit over a crust, hard wind affected surfaces or surface facets (weak crystals), but reports suggest they are stubborn to human triggering.
A melt freeze crust exists near the base of the snowpack, reports suggest it is currently not a problem for the region.
Treeline snow depths are typically 50 to 80 cm, with deeper wind-loaded pockets in the alpine.
Avalanche Activity
Explosive control on Monday produced size 1.5 wind slab avalanches. These slabs may still be triggerable by riders in some features.
Observations are limited, please submit to the MIN network if you head into the backcountry.