Kootenay Pass

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 The danger level shown here is copied from the official avalanche bulletin and can be out of date or simplified.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 band	Bulletin
Alpine	Early Season
Treeline	Early Season
Below Treeline	Early Season

Issued Oct 1, 4:00 PM PDT · valid until Nov 25, 5:00 PM PDT

Read the official bulletin · Avalanche Canada ↗

Model estimate

Current conditions

Temperature: 47 °F
Wind: 8 mph SW
Gusts: 20 mph
Visibility: 14.7 mi
Weather: Overcast

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): 0 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

Day	Sky	High / low	New snow	Precip	Max wind
Wed Nov 11	Moderate drizzle	48 °F / 35 °F	0 in	0.02 in · 48%	10 mph
Thu Nov 12	Overcast	46 °F / 37 °F	0 in	0 in · 0%	12 mph
Fri Nov 13	Overcast	49 °F / 35 °F	0 in	0 in · 2%	6 mph
Sat Nov 14	Moderate snow	38 °F / 30 °F	0.2 in	0.19 in · 50%	5 mph
Sun Nov 15	Moderate snow	34 °F / 31 °F	0.6 in	0.2 in · 54%	4 mph
Mon Nov 16	Slight snow showers	33 °F / 26 °F	1.4 in	0.48 in · 67%	6 mph
Tue Nov 17	Overcast	33 °F / 19 °F	0 in	0 in · 21%	4 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: 49.0587, -117.0404
Source: Well-known ski-touring zone; location from OpenStreetMap

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