Vancouver Island

Continuously assess  conditions as you move through the mountains

Small pockets of wind slab may still remain on high north facing terrain

No new avalanches have been reported in the past 4 days at the time of publishing.

Up to 5cm of snow could accumulate throughout the day on Friday. This new snow will fall on A crust except on high north facing terrain, where 5 to 20 cm of dense snow overlies a crust from earlier in March.

The mid and lower snowpack is strong and dense.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.

Friday

Cloudy with 0 to 5 mm of mixed precipitation. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 1400 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with 10 to 60 mm of mixed precipitation. 30 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Freezing level around 1600 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with 20 to 60 mm of mixed precipitation. 15 to 35 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
• Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind-loaded snow.
• Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.