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.
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Warning! This is an outdated forecast.
Daily avalanche bulletins have concluded for the season, but the possibility of avalanches is still present.
The Spring Conditions page offers guidance on mountain travel during this transition period.
Please continue submitting any snow/mountain travel observations on the Mountain Information Network.
More Detail
To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Parks Canada Zone forecast provided by Parks Canada.
Snowpack Discussion
The snow surface likely consists of a mix of hard melt-freeze crust and dry snow depending on aspect and elevation. Sun-exposed slopes may undergo daily melting and freezing whereas northerly alpine slopes could remain dry with potential slabs.
Layers of weak faceted grains may persist in the middle to lower sections of the snowpack. There is potential for these layers to reawaken under periods of intense or prolonged warming or rain.
Avalanche Activity
Loose wet avalanches will be the norm as we move through the Spring-time warm-up.
Wind slab and storm slab avalanches are possible in high, North-facing terrain with the passage of storm fronts.
Glide avalanches from steep, unsupported slopes at all elevations are possible as the mountains shed their winter coat.
Cornice collapses will increase in frequency as the temperatures continue to rise.