Lingering wind slabs may remain reactive to human triggers on lee features below ridgetops at treeline and above. Expect natural wet loose avalanches to occur on solar aspects if the sun comes out.
Fernie
British Columbia • Canada
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Detailed 10-Day Forecast
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Current Weather
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Daily Snow Forecasts
British Columbia
One more storm then drying out
Updated 3 days ago
Several ski areas will remain open through this weekend and will enjoy one last shot of snow on Friday-Saturday before shutting down for the season. Snow levels will remain low during this storm with the deepest totals (for open areas) expected at the North Shore resorts. A warm and dry pattern will take hold starting next week.
US and Canada
April powder days ahead for Washington, BC, and Alberta
Updated 5 days ago
An active pattern will set up across the Northwest U.S. and Western Canada over the next several days. Ski areas that are still open and have a chance to score late-season powder days include Mt. Baker, Stevens Pass, Grouse Mountain, Fernie, Kicking Horse, Marmot Basin, Banff Sunshine, and Eaglecrest.
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.
Snowpack Discussion
Lingering wind slabs formed by 30-40 cm. of recent snow and previously strong southwesterly winds may remain reactive on lee features at treeline and above. Recent snowfall amounts will vary widely throughout the region due to the convective nature of the spring weather. The recent snow is sitting on hard crusts on solar aspects and a mix of wind affected or soft surfaces on shady aspects.
Cornices are large, looming, and capable of triggering large avalanches when they fail.
The mid-pack is firm and well settled. Some faceted snow and a decomposing melt-freeze crust can be found near the base of the snowpack that may become a concern when the next big warm-up arrives.
Snow line is slowly creeping up the mountains to roughly 1400 m in elevation. Check out this MIN report for more details on the access from common staging areas.
Glide cracks releasing as full depth glide slab avalanches become more common in the spring and are extremely difficult to predict. Best practice is to avoid slopes with glide cracks.
Avalanche Activity
Explosive triggered dry loose and slab avalanches up to size 1.5 were reported on Saturday.
More Details
To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Lizard Range and Flathead forecast provided by Avalanche Canada.
