MtnSense Forecasts
Rogers Pass, BC
Webcam
Avalanche Canada
Date Issued
Mar 9, 2026, 11 PM
Valid Until
Mar 10, 2026, 11 PM
Travel conditions are rugged below 1600m on a firm, refrozen crust from the weekend storm.
The last two avalanche cycles have cleaned out many start zones. However, there are still slopes and features that haven't flushed out the persistent slab problem.
See the Avalanche Canada blog post for info on persistent slab conditions.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Alpine
Treeline
Below Treeline
Considerable
Considerable
Moderate
Thursday
Alpine
Treeline
Below Treeline
Considerable
Considerable
Moderate
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- If triggered, wind slabs may step down to deeper layers, causing larger avalanches.
Avalanche Summary
Natural avalanche activity has dropped off with the cooling.
Artillery control on Sunday produced numerous avalanches from size 2 to 4. Of note, avalanche character changed to wet/loose below treeline with the rain and warm temps.
See the Avalanche Canada blog post for info on dealing with persistent slab problems. We are entering the "healing' stage. Avalanches are becoming less likely but the consequence will remain massive for the foreseeable future.
Snowpack Summary
A widespread surface slab, 50-80cm in depth, blankets the region at Alpine and Treeline elevations. Below Treeline, the rain-soaked surface is now a firm crust with up to 10cm of new snow on top of it.
The Feb 9 and Jan 26 surface hoar (SH) layers are now buried 110-170cm deep. The Feb 9 SH sits over a crust on solar aspects. The Jan 26th layer is composed of very large surface hoar (up to 40mm), facets, and/or a crust.
Confidence
Moderate
- We are uncertain about how quickly persistent slabs are gaining strength.