Kimberley / Northern Purcells — Fair (50.1/100)

The Glance

Thursday, April 02, 2026

Snow 24h

5

cm

Forecast Temp

—

Wind

12

km/h N

Freezing Level

—

Day 8 at ModerateYesterday: 0cm

Avalanche

Danger by Elevation

2ALP

2TLN

1BTL

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7-Day Danger Trend

Moderate. Wind slab NW/SE/E/NE/N ALP+TL (Possible, Size 1-2). Dry Loose all aspects BTL+TL+ALP (Likely, Size 1-1.5). (ALP+TL: Moderate / BTL: Low)

Travel Advice

Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
Avoid steep, rocky, and wind-affected areas where triggering slabs is more likely.

Confidence

We are uncertain whether the wind will be enough to form new wind slabs.

We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

Snowpack

South-facing aspects have developed solar crusts near the surface; wind-affected surfaces are found elsewhere. 10 to 40 cm of snow sits on a crust of variable thickness, which can be found in most locations and has been the bed surface for most of the recent avalanche activity.The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong in most areas.

Recent Avalanche Activity

On Tuesday, a rider triggered a large (size 2) storm slab that carried them a long way on the crust from March. They were uninjured. This occurred east of New Denver. On Monday and Tuesday, a few small (size 1) natural and rider-triggered wind slabs were reported.Several small dry loose and wet loose avalanches were also reported on Monday and Tuesday, up to size 1.5, both natural and rider-triggered.