South Okanagan

New snow and wind may be creating fresh wind slabs in exposed terrain at higher elevations.

Small amounts of snow continue to bury older wind-affected surfaces or crusts in exposed terrain and on south-facing slopes.

Within the upper snowpack, there may be a few layers up to 50 cm below the surface containing a combination of surface hoar, facets, or crusts. These layers appear to vary in their distribution and have not triggered recent avalanches, but they could become reactive in isolated areas as additional snow accumulates above them.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated and generally stable.

No recent avalanche activity has been reported. However, observations have been limited.

If you are heading into the backcountry, please share any observations with the Mountain Information Network.

Moderate

• We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday
Cloudy. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 15 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2400 m.

Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds. Up to 5 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.