Vancouver Island

If you find more than 20 cm of snow at upper elevations, expect to find reactive storm slabs and treat danger as Considerable.

Moderate

• We are uncertain due to variable freezing levels.

No recent avalanches have been reported.

20-30 cm of rain soaked snow overlies a hard crust.

Average treeline snow depth is 100 to 140 cm and tapers rapidly with elevation.

Saturday Night
Cloudy. 15 to 40 cm of snow above 1600 m (rain below). 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow above 1400 m (rain below). 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Monday
Cloudy. 20 to 30 mm of rain. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be alert to conditions that change with aspect and elevation.
• A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
• Loose avalanches may start small, but they can grow and push you into dangerous terrain.