South Okanagan

Continuously verify conditions as you travel.

Back off steep slopes if the snow surface is wet or slushy.

Moderate

• We are uncertain due to rapidly changing freezing levels.

On Tuesday, sluffing and pinwheeling was reported with no new avalanches.

On Monday, ski cutting and explosive control in the region produced numerous size 1 to 2 storm slab avalanches. These avalanches occurred on all aspects and many were triggered at low elevations.

The surface snow is saturated on all aspects and elevations. This overlies a rapidly settling snowpack at upper elevations.

A widespread crust from earlier this month can be found down 70 cm. Layers of facets, crust, and surface hoar from February and January can be found just below this crust.

The remainder of the snowpack is well settled and strong.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Thursday
Cloudy. 3 mm of rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2400 m.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 5 mm of rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Recent strong wind means wind slabs may be found farther downslope than expected.
• Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
• Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.