South Okanagan

6:45 AM Update: Cooler temperatures improve avalanche conditions following the wet weekend storm. Treat the danger a step higher for areas that have 20 cm or more over a hard crust.

Natural and explosive-triggered loose wet avalanches, size 1-1.5 were reported on Saturday.

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

Dry snow dusts crusty surfaces and a moist upper snowpack. Areas around Vernon may have up to 20 cm overlying the hard crust.

Within the top meter of the snowpack, there may be a few layers of 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.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.