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Thursday, April 02, 2026. Top 34 zones by conditions score

Ranked by snow (40%), avalanche safety (30%), road access (15%), and weather (15%). Conditions change daily. Check back tomorrow.

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Shuswap / Eagle Pass
Okanagan

20cm new snow. Low avy danger.

20cm
Great80.52
Whistler / Garibaldi
Sea-to-Sky

18cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

18cm
Great71.73
Big White / Kelowna Highlands
Okanagan

9cm overnight (resort). Low avy danger. Calm winds.

9cm
Good66.94
Elkford / Height of the Rockies
South Rockies

10cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds. 4 sub-zones with caution.

10cm
Good63.55
Valemount / Robson Valley
North Thompson

6cm new snow. Low avy danger. Calm winds.

6cm
Good62.16
Canmore / Bow Valley
Central Rockies

10cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate NE 15km/h.

10cm
Good61.37
Mt Assiniboine / Spray Lakes
Central Rockies

10cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

10cm
Good61.38
Kootenay Pass
West Kootenays

9cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

9cm
Good59.79
Invermere / Panorama
Columbia Valley

7cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

7cm
Good59.210
Radium / Paradise Valley
Columbia Valley

7cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

7cm
Good59.211
Blue River / Cariboos
North Thompson

4cm new snow. Low avy danger. Calm winds.

4cm
Good58.912
Rossland / Red Mountain
West Kootenays

8cm overnight (resort). Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

13cm
Good58.113
Revelstoke / Rogers Pass
Glacier / Rogers

3cm new snow. Low avy danger. Calm winds.

3cm
Good57.314
Wells Gray / Clearwater
North Thompson

3cm new snow. Low avy danger. Moderate NW 10km/h.

3cm
Good57.315
Fernie / Lizard Range
South Rockies

6cm overnight (resort). Moderate avy danger. Calm winds. Lee terrain in play (3 zones).

7cm
Good57.216
Silver Star / Vernon
Okanagan

2cm overnight (resort). Low avy danger. Calm winds.

4cm
Good55.717
Sun Peaks / Interior Plateau
North Thompson

2cm new snow. Low avy danger. Calm winds.

2cm
Good55.718
Nelson / Whitewater
West Kootenays

4cm overnight (resort). Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

10cm
Fair51.719
Flathead / Akamina-Kishinena
South Rockies

5cm new snow. Moderate avy danger.

5cm
Fair50.320
Kimberley / Northern Purcells
Columbia Valley

3cm overnight (resort). Moderate avy danger. Moderate N 12km/h.

5cm
Fair50.121
Fort Steele / Premier Range
Columbia Valley

3cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate N 12km/h.

3cm
Fair50.122
Revelstoke Southside
Glacier / Rogers

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

1cm
Fair49.623
Kootenay / Highway 93S
Central Rockies

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate N 14km/h.

1cm
Fair49.624
Nakusp / Arrow Lakes
North Columbia

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate N 21km/h.

2cm
Fair48.525
Valhalla / Slocan
West Kootenays

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

2cm
Fair48.526
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
West Kootenays

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

2cm
Fair48.527
Athabasca Icefield / Columbia Icefield
Central Rockies

3cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

3cm
Fair48.328
Golden / Dogtooth Range
Glacier / Rogers

No new snow overnight. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

0cm
Fair4829
Kananaskis / Smith-Dorrien
Central Rockies

10cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate NE 15km/h. Hwy 40 (Kananaskis Trail) closed.

10cm
Fair46.330
Waterton / Gladstone Valley
South Rockies

6cm new snow. Moderate avy danger.

6cm
Fair45.631
Crowsnest Pass / Castle
South Rockies

Moderate avy danger.

Fair43.832
Lake Louise / Icefields Parkway
Central Rockies

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

1cm
Fair42.133
Moraine Lake / Valley of the Ten Peaks
Central Rockies

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

1cm
Fair42.134
Jasper / Marmot Basin
Central Rockies

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

2cm
Poor39.2

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