Whistler / Garibaldi — Fair (49.6/100)

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The Glance

Friday, April 17, 2026

Snow 24h

Forecast Temp

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Wind

km/h W

Freezing Level

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Day 2 at Moderate↓ falling from ConsiderableYesterday: 6cm

Avalanche

Danger by Elevation

2ALP

1TLN

1BTL

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7-Day Danger Trend

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

Travel Advice

Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.

Confidence

We are uncertain about how quickly the snowpack will recover and gain strength.

We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.

Snowpack

15 to 30 cm of storm snow from earlier this week is slowly bonding to an underlying crust. Reactive wind slabs may still exist at upper elevations on shady northerly through easterly slopes.Sun-affected slopes likely have a thin new sun crust, which may melt and soften with daytime warming.The remaining snowpack has no current layers of concern, having undergone multiple melt-freeze cycles, forming a mix of crusts and dense, rounded snow. Lower elevations may have wet or isothermal snow to ground.

Recent Avalanche Activity

An avalanche accident off the Duffey on Thursday resulted in assistance needed from search and rescue. See photo. Several other size 1 to 2 skier-triggered avalanches also occurred.Numerous skier-triggered and natural storm slabs sized 1 to 2.5 were reported across the region on Wednesday. They generally failed on northerly alpine slopes.Looking ahead, wind slabs will continue to be most concerning on lee north and east-facing features.