Vancouver Island

Travel cautiously near any terrain trap, such as cliffs. Hitting buried obstacles is a real threat during the early season.

We haven't received any field reports. We don't anticipate that there have been any recent notable avalanches, nor do we expect any for Saturday.

Please consider sharing your observations to the MIN.

Snow depth varies rapidly with elevation. No snow exists below 1000 m. Around 20 to 40 cm of snow exists at treeline. Up to 80 cm may be found in the high alpine.

A dusting of snow on Saturday will overly a hard melt-freeze crust. There are no deeper concerns within this shallow early-season snowpack.

Use extreme caution when travelling, as buried obstacles are a real threat.

Friday Night

Clear skies with increasing clouds into the morning. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 2500 m dropping to 1700 m by morning.

Saturday

Cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of alpine snow and rain below with late afternoon clearing. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Sunday

Increasing clouds over the day. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Monday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 mm of rain. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
• If it's deep enough to ride, it's deep enough to slide (avalanche).
• Be cautious of buried obstacles, especially below treeline.