Vancouver Island

Rain has fallen to mountain top across the island.

Hold on, winter should be coming back soon.

We suspect a loose wet cycle has occurred with the warm temperatures and rain.

If you head out, please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

The entire snowpack is rain soaked and likely a significant portion of it has become isothermal in the warm temperatures.

The remaining snowpack has no other layers of concern.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 95 to 250 cm.

High

• The snowpack structure is well understood.
• We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.

Friday Night

Cloudy. 1 to 5 mm of rain. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level rising to 3100 m.

Saturday

Cloudy. 2 to 10 mm of rain. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2900 m.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 mm of precipitation. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Monday

Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Now is a good time for backcountry travel.
• Periods of low danger may be a good time to increase your exposure.
• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.