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Mt. Robson, highest peak in the Canadian Rockies

Backcountry Briefing

Friday, April 17, 2026|Updated 6:33 AM PDT
34Zones
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Free · 6:30 AM Daily

Hwy 40 (Kananaskis Trail) closed — affects Kananaskis / Smith-Dorrien

Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) closed — affects Jasper / Marmot Basin

Prime Objective

Best terrain today
Revelstoke / Rogers Pass terrain
Good66.1
Glacier / Rogers

Revelstoke / Rogers Pass

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

2ALP2TL1BTL
NW 6 km/h
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ScoreGood66.1

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

Avalanche Danger

24h
48h
18cm
72h
30cm
6 km/h NW

7-Day Trend

fallingDay 2

Travel Advice

Give the new snow several days to settle and stabilize before pushing into bigger terrain.Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.Avoid travelling on slopes below cornices.

Forecast by Parks Canada

South Rockies

5 Zones
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Elkford / Height of the Rockies

Elkford / Height of the Rockies

Good63
824h2948h3272h
Wind slab
Aster Lake
-6° / -10°C2 km/hOvercast
Day 6
Top 2800m
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Flathead / Akamina-Kishinena

Flathead / Akamina-Kishinena

Fair50.8
224h4048h5572h
Morrissey High
-4° / -12°CFZL 1670mOvercast
Top 2600m
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Fernie / Lizard Range

Fernie / Lizard Range

Fair47.5
024h048h072h
Storm slab
Fernie Resort Summit· 92h old
-3° / -11°C5 km/hFZL 1630mOvercast
Top 2400m
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Central Rockies

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Columbia Valley

4 Zones
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Invermere / Panorama

Invermere / Panorama

Good62.9
1124h4048h4272h
Little Dragon Snow
3 km/h
Day 2
Top 2800m
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Radium / Paradise Valley

Radium / Paradise Valley

Good62.9
1124h4048h4272h
Little Dragon Snow
3 km/h
Day 2
Top 2800m
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Fort Steele / Premier Range

Fort Steele / Premier Range

Good56
524h1048h1472h
Canal Flats
0 km/h
Day 6
Top 2800m
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Kimberley / Northern Purcells

Kimberley / Northern Purcells

Fair45.3
524h1048h1472h
Canal Flats
0 km/h
Top 2500m
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West Kootenays

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Valhalla / Slocan

Valhalla / Slocan

Fair53.3
524h1548h3572h
London Ridge Low
15 km/h
Top 2700m
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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Fair53.3
524h1548h3572h
London Ridge Low
15 km/h
Top 2700m
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Nelson / Whitewater

Nelson / Whitewater

Fair48.5
224h1848h4572h
Southridge
21 km/h
Top 2600m
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Kootenay Pass

Kootenay Pass

Fair48.5
224h1848h4572h
Southridge
21 km/h
Top 2300m
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Rossland / Red Mountain

Rossland / Red Mountain

Fair45.3
1424h3048h5172h
Strawberry Pass
5 km/h
Top 2300m
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North Columbia

1 Zone
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Nakusp / Arrow Lakes

Nakusp / Arrow Lakes

Fair53.3
524h1548h3572h
London Ridge Low
17 km/h
Day 2
Top 2400m
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Glacier / Rogers

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Revelstoke / Rogers Pass

Revelstoke / Rogers Pass

Good66.1
24h1848h3072h
Rockfall
6 km/h
Day 2
Top 2800m
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Revelstoke Southside

Revelstoke Southside

Fair51.7
424h1548h2272h
Klotz
6 km/h
Day 2
Top 2600m
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Golden / Dogtooth Range

Golden / Dogtooth Range

Fair45.3
024h048h1372h
Kicking Horse Summit· 122h old
6 km/h
Day 2
Top 2800m
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North Thompson

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Sun Peaks / Interior Plateau

Sun Peaks / Interior Plateau

Fair50.1
324h748h1272h
Mica
0 km/h
Day 2
Top 2152m
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Blue River / Cariboos

Blue River / Cariboos

Fair48.5
224h448h472h
Chappel Creek
0 km/h
Day 2
Top 3500mHeli
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Valemount / Robson Valley

Valemount / Robson Valley

Fair48.5
224h648h2372h
Cn Overlander
11 km/h
Day 2
Top 3954mHeli
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Okanagan

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Shuswap / Eagle Pass

Shuswap / Eagle Pass

Fair46.9
124h1048h2872h
Blowdown Mid
Day 2
Top 2200m
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Big White / Kelowna Highlands

Big White / Kelowna Highlands

Fair45.3
324h748h772h
McCulloch
0 km/h
Top 2319m
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Silver Star / Vernon

Silver Star / Vernon

Fair45.3
124h248h272h
Kalamalka Lookout
4 km/h
Day 2
Top 1915m
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Sea-to-Sky

1 Zone
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Whistler / Garibaldi

Whistler / Garibaldi

Fair49.6
124h748h2472h
Cayoosh Summit
0 km/h
Day 2
Top 2182m
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