Vancouver Island

Conditions are starting to change.

Snow and strong wind could form small wind slabs in the alpine.

Keep an eye on conditions as you gain elevation.

With a limited early-season snowpack, there are not many reports from the backcountry. There have been no recent reports of avalanches.

If you head into the mountains, please share any observations or photos on the MIN.

Up to 10 cm of snow may accumulate throughout the day on Sunday at treeline and above.

Above 1200 m this overlies 15 to 50 cm of rain soaked snow to ground. Below 1000 m there is no snow at all.

This shallow snowpack has made for challenging travel and access to most skiing/riding areas. That being said some are still able to get out there, check out this MIN report

Saturday Night

Cloudy. 20 mm of rain at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3°C. Freezing level 2200 m.

Sunday

Cloudy. 5 to 15 mm of rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1°C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Monday

Cloudy. 45 to 75 mm of rain at treeline. 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3°C. Freezing level 2100 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 30 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
• Pay attention to isolated wind affected features in the alpine, as well as cross-loaded features at treeline.
• Be cautious of buried obstacles, especially below treeline.