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Esplanade Ski Traverse

British Columbia, Canada · backcountry ski touring

Backcountry safety. Avalanche terrain can kill. The danger level shown here is copied from the official avalanche bulletin and can be out of date or simplified. Always read the full bulletin, carry a beacon, shovel and probe, travel with trained partners and make your own decisions. Powder Dayz does not assess snowpack or terrain. A missing or low rating does not mean the area is safe.

Official avalanche bulletin

Avalanche danger

Early SeasonAkamina-Badshot-Battle-Birkenhead-Blue River-Bonnington-Boundary-Brandywine-Bull-Central Selkirk-Clearwater-Clemina-Coquihalla-Crawford-Crowsnest North-Crowsnest South-Dogtooth-Duffey-East Island-East Kakwa-East Purcell-Elkford East-Elkford West-Esplanade-Flathead-Garibaldi-Goat-Gold-Grohman-Haines Pass-Harrison-Fraser-Homathko-Howson-Jordan-Kakwa-Kispiox-Kitimat-Kokanee-Kootenay Pass-Lizard-Manning-McBride-McGregor-Microwave-Sinclair-Moyie-Nass-Ningunsaw-Norns-North Bulkley-North Island-North Monashee-North Okanagan-North Selkirk-North Shore-Pine Pass-Powell River-Premier-Quesnel-Renshaw-Retallack-Robson-Rossland-Rupert-Sasquatch-Seven Sisters-Shames-Shuswap-Skagit-Sky Pilot-South Bulkley-South Chilcotin-South Island-South Okanagan-Spearhead-Stein-Stewart-St. Mary-Sugarbowl-Tantalus-Taseko-Telkwa-Tetrahedron-Tumbler-Tutshi-Valhalla-West Island-West Purcell-Whatshan-Wheaton-White Pass East-White Pass West-Ymir · Avalanche Canada

The official bulletin for this zone gives no danger level right now (Early Season).

Elevation bandBulletin
AlpineEarly Season
TreelineEarly Season
Below TreelineEarly Season

Issued Oct 1, 5:00 PM MDT · valid until Nov 25, 6:00 PM MDT

Read the official bulletin · Avalanche Canada ↗

Model estimate

Current conditions

Temperature
39 °F
Wind
2 mph S
Gusts
19 mph
Visibility
29.4 mi
Weather
Clear sky

Model estimate from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · as of Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026, 1:45 PM PT

Base depth + new snow

Snowpack

Snow depth (model estimate)
8.3 in

Model estimate from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · as of Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026, 1:45 PM PT

7-day · model estimate

Forecast

DaySkyHigh / lowNew snowPrecipMax wind
Wed Nov 11Moderate snow39 °F / 23 °F0.2 in0.04 in · 84%4 mph
Thu Nov 12Fog36 °F / 22 °F0 in0 in · 0%5 mph
Fri Nov 13Overcast34 °F / 17 °F0 in0 in · 3%1 mph
Sat Nov 14Slight snow34 °F / 17 °F0.1 in0.02 in · 10%5 mph
Sun Nov 15Slight snow showers30 °F / 20 °F0.7 in0.09 in · 35%4 mph
Mon Nov 16Slight snow showers30 °F / 8 °F1.8 in0.26 in · 39%5 mph
Tue Nov 17Slight snow showers24 °F / 6 °F0.2 in0.02 in · 16%6 mph

Forecast is a model estimate from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · as of Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026, 1:45 PM PT · updated once a day

About this spot

Location

Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Coordinates
51.5503, -117.5423
Source
OpenStreetMap ski-touring route (piste:type=skitour)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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