Vancouver Island

Light snowfall coming with wind on Sunday will likely build fresh thin wind slabs at upper elevations.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

There is no new avalanche activity to report over the past few days.

Backcountry reports are very limited. If you head out, please post any photos or observations to the Mountain Information Network.

An additional 5 to 10cm of new snow by the end of day Sunday will add to the 90 to over 130 cm of snow that fell last week on top of a melt-freeze crust.

Early-season hazards remain a concern concealed beneath the new snow and will continue to be as the snowpack settles and becomes more supportive.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy. 3 to 8 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 500 m.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 10 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 1 to 5 mm of rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Back off if you encounter whumpfing, hollow sounds, or shooting cracks.