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It may be spring but it’s still winter in the Babines!

Observed Mar 25, 2026, 4:00 p.m. PDT · Northwest Coast

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This avalanche was 150 cm deep at the fracture line in places and failed on the persistent weak layer. It was triggered sometime before this last storm. It may have been triggered by sledders as there were tracks nearby. Looking up at the fracture line of the same avalanche as photo 1.This cornice triggered slab may have also stepped down to the persistent weak layer. This wind slab was one of the most recent avalanches we saw, likely occurring in the last 12 hours and triggered by the NE winds loading this west facing slope.A snow profile showing the two current layers of concern. The persistent layer was down 105 cm on this west facing slope at 1600 m. Open areas at upper elevations are very wind-affected and not great riding at the moment. Best riding and powder is in non-wind affected areas below treeline.

Quick report

Comment
Super cold temperatures this morning up at the Onion, and the freezing northeast winds didn’t help. After warming up in the cabin, we headed out to check the area. We started seeing avalanches pretty quickly—see photos and captions for details. The most concerning was a large slide at treeline, which may have been remotely triggered by other sledders prior to the last storm. It failed on a persistent weak layer: a crust now buried 100–150 cm deep. Triggering a layer at that depth requires hitting the right spot—likely a spot with a thinner snowpack—but if it does go, it can produce very large and destructive avalanches. Some of the debris blocks were refrigerator-sized and had set up like concrete. Right now, the best and safest riding is in sheltered, non-wind-affected areas below treeline. The greatest concern we had was for north through east-facing slopes at treeline. Smaller wind slabs in the alpine are also something to watch for, especially since they have the potential to step down to the deeper persistent layer.
Weather
Windy
Riding quality
Ok
Snow conditions
Powder, Wind affected
Avalanche conditions
Avalanche condition slab