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Friday, April 17, 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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Revelstoke / Rogers Pass
Glacier / Rogers

13cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

Good66.12
Elkford / Height of the Rockies
South Rockies

8cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds. 3 sub-zones in play.

8cm
Good633
Invermere / Panorama
Columbia Valley

11cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

11cm
Good62.94
Radium / Paradise Valley
Columbia Valley

11cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

11cm
Good62.95
Canmore / Bow Valley
Central Rockies

8cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate NW 11km/h (G17).

8cm
Good58.16
Mt Assiniboine / Spray Lakes
Central Rockies

8cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

8cm
Good58.17
Fort Steele / Premier Range
Columbia Valley

5cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

5cm
Good568
Nakusp / Arrow Lakes
North Columbia

5cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate SW 17km/h.

5cm
Fair53.39
Valhalla / Slocan
West Kootenays

5cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate W 15km/h.

5cm
Fair53.310
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
West Kootenays

5cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate W 15km/h.

5cm
Fair53.311
Revelstoke Southside
Glacier / Rogers

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

4cm
Fair51.712
Wells Gray / Clearwater
North Thompson

Moderate avy danger. Calm winds.

Fair51.313
Flathead / Akamina-Kishinena
South Rockies

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger.

2cm
Fair50.814
Sun Peaks / Interior Plateau
North Thompson

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

3cm
Fair50.115
Whistler / Garibaldi
Sea-to-Sky

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

1cm
Fair49.616
Nelson / Whitewater
West Kootenays

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

2cm
Fair48.517
Kootenay Pass
West Kootenays

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

2cm
Fair48.518
Blue River / Cariboos
North Thompson

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

2cm
Fair48.519
Valemount / Robson Valley
North Thompson

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate SW 11km/h.

2cm
Fair48.520
Fernie / Lizard Range
South Rockies

No new snow overnight. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds. All terrain high hazard.

0cm
Fair47.521
Shuswap / Eagle Pass
Okanagan

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger.

1cm
Fair46.922
Crowsnest Pass / Castle
South Rockies

Moderate avy danger.

Fair46.523
Kimberley / Northern Purcells
Columbia Valley

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

5cm
Fair45.324
Golden / Dogtooth Range
Glacier / Rogers

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

0cm
Fair45.325
Big White / Kelowna Highlands
Okanagan

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

3cm
Fair45.326
Silver Star / Vernon
Okanagan

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

1cm
Fair45.327
Rossland / Red Mountain
West Kootenays

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

14cm
Fair45.328
Kananaskis / Smith-Dorrien
Central Rockies

8cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate NW 11km/h (G17). Hwy 40 (Kananaskis Trail) closed.

8cm
Fair43.129
Kootenay / Highway 93S
Central Rockies

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

1cm
Fair42.130
Athabasca Icefield / Columbia Icefield
Central Rockies

1cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Moderate NW 16km/h (G39).

1cm
Fair42.131
Lake Louise / Icefields Parkway
Central Rockies

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

1cm
Poor34.632
Moraine Lake / Valley of the Ten Peaks
Central Rockies

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

1cm
Poor34.633
Waterton / Gladstone Valley
South Rockies

1cm new snow. Considerable avy danger.

1cm
Poor32.434
Jasper / Marmot Basin
Central Rockies

2cm new snow. Moderate avy danger. Calm winds. Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) closed.

2cm
Poor28.7

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