South Okanagan

The danger is LOW, but continue to watch for unstable snow in isolated terrain features.

High

• We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

In the past week, reported avalanche activity has been limited to small size 1 dry loose sluffs and small slabs.

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

Surface conditions are variable throughout the region with isolated wind effect, possible sun crust on steep sun-affected slopes and unconsolidated soft snow that is settling.

A couple of layers of surface hoar/facets or a crust are buried 20 to 45 cm deep, largely depending on aspect and elevation. These layers are unlikely to trigger at this time, except for possible isolated areas where there is enough of a firm slab overtop.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated, containing several more crusts, none of which are considered a concern at this time.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds. 0 to 2 cm of snow. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
• Periods of low danger may be a good time to increase your exposure.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.