Spearhead Traverse backcountry: avalanche danger & 7-day forecast

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 The danger level shown here is copied from the official avalanche bulletin and can be out of date or simplified.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: 36 °F
Wind: 28 mph S
Gusts: 54 mph
Visibility: 0.1 mi
Weather: Light drizzle

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): 22 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	Slight snow	36 °F / 32 °F	0.2 in	0.73 in · 100%	31 mph
Thu Nov 12	Moderate snow	35 °F / 30 °F	1.2 in	0.67 in · 96%	27 mph
Fri Nov 13	Heavy snow	35 °F / 27 °F	2.3 in	0.48 in · 79%	32 mph
Sat Nov 14	Heavy snow showers	28 °F / 25 °F	5.5 in	0.79 in · 87%	7 mph
Sun Nov 15	Heavy snow showers	28 °F / 24 °F	19.6 in	2.8 in · 100%	8 mph
Mon Nov 16	Heavy snow showers	26 °F / 23 °F	6.4 in	0.91 in · 86%	6 mph
Tue Nov 17	Slight snow	25 °F / 12 °F	0.1 in	0.01 in · 38%	5 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: 50.0493, -122.8307
OSM difficulty: advanced
Source: OpenStreetMap ski-touring route (piste:type=skitour)

Nearby

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Chuting Gallery4 km
Whistler backcountry (Spearhead Range)5 km
Green Line - Upper9 km
Singing Pass Trail9 km
Rethel North Couloir12 km