Vancouver Island

Travel cautiously near terrain traps like cliffs. Hitting buried obstacles is a real threat right now.

No avalanches have been reported yet this season. With thin snow coverage, any activity would be limited to isolated spots where there’s enough snow to cover rocks and ground roughness.

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. The snow that does exist should be strong and bonded.

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

Saturday Night
Clear skies. 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday
Mostly sunny with increasing cloud in the afternoon. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 10 mm of rain switching to snow late in the day. 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level spikes to 3000 m then drops to 1500 m.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 3 mm of rain at treeline. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1700 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.