Vancouver Island

Wet avalanches are possible where the rain hasn't washed away the snowpack.

Wet loose avalanches are likely continueing to occur with the high freezing levels and rain.

In general, rain has saturated the snowpack to mountain top. It may be possible to find new snow in the highest elevation alpine terrain. Below treeline, the snowpack has melted out almost entirely, leaving it below threshold for avalanches.

Tuesday Night

Cloudy with up to 35 mm of rain expected, southeast alpine winds 35 to 60 km/h, freezing level around 2200 m.

Wednesday

Cloudy with up to 40 mm of rain expected, southeast alpine winds 35 to 60 km/h, freezing level around 2300 m.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with up to 15 cm of new snow in the alpine, southeast alpine winds 25 to 40 km/h, freezing level around 1800 m.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with up to 15 cm of new snow expected, southeast alpine wind 15 to 30 km/h, freezing level around 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The more the snow feels like a slurpy, the more likely loose wet avalanches will become.
• Keep in mind that human triggering potential persists as natural avalanching tapers off.
• Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.