South Okanagan

If you are finding dry, soft snow, use caution around ridgetops and rollovers where triggering a wind slab is possible.

Expect to find a newly formed surface crust in some places.

Moderate

• We are uncertain due to a limited number of field observations.

On Sunday, northeast of Kamloops, a few small (size 1), solar triggered loose wet avalanches were reported in steep terrain.

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

There may now be a frozen surface crust on all aspects due to recent high freezing levels. This is even more likely on steep slopes that face the sun.

10 to 20 cm of settling snow overlies wind-affected surfaces or old settling storm snow. Recent strong wind has scoured south-exposed slopes and alpine features.

There are a couple of layers of surface hoar/facets or a crust that may be buried 20 to 45 cm deep. These layers have not resulted in recent avalanches, but they may become active in isolated areas where a sufficient slab forms overtop.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated.

Monday Night

Mostly clear skies. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy. 1 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 4 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Thursday

Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Wind slabs are isolated, but may remain reactive.
• A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.