Invermere / Panorama — Good (62.9/100)

The Glance

Friday, April 17, 2026

Snow 24h

11

cm

Forecast Temp

—

Wind

3

km/h W

Freezing Level

—

Day 2 at Moderate↓ falling from ConsiderableYesterday: 29cm

Avalanche

Danger by Elevation

2ALP

2TLN

1BTL

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7-Day Danger Trend

Moderate. Wind slab all aspects ALP+TL (Possible, Size 1-2). Wet Loose SW/W/SE/E/S BTL+ALP+TL (Likely, Size 1-2). Cornice E/NW/N/NE/SE ALP+TL (Unlikely, Size 1.5-2.5). (ALP+TL: Moderate / BTL: Low)

Travel Advice

Investigate the bond of the recent snow before committing to your line.
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
Recent strong wind means wind slabs may be found farther downslope than expected.
Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.

Confidence

We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

Snowpack

20 to 60 cm of snow has fallen in the last three days. This new snow sits on moist snow below treeline or a hard melt-freeze crust in the alpine. Some areas may have weak facets on this crust; information is limited at this time of year, so investigate in your area. A thick crust from mid-March is 30-60 cm deep, which extends up to about 2400 m. Near Invermere, a weak layer of facets may be found above this crust.Facets are found near the bottom of the snowpack in shallow alpine snowpack areas. The lower snowpack is strong in deep snowpack areas.The snowpack continues to melt at lower elevations.

Recent Avalanche Activity

On Thursday, west of Invermere, several small storm slabs failed naturally during the storm.On Wednesday, there were a few natural and rider-controlled wind slabs and two that were remotely triggered by a helicopter. They were all small avalanches (size 1-1.5).Looking towards Friday, riders could trigger newly formed wind slabs at higher elevations.Please consider submitting a MIN to let us know what you're seeing out there.