Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Island, North Island, South Island, Vancouver Island, West Island.
The shallow snowpack is limiting riding opportunities for the time being.
If you venture into the backcountry, please consider reporting to the Mountain Information Network, as it helps strengthen our data gathering.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported recently. Keep sharing your observations by submitting a MIN report! They are especially helpful in the early season when snowpack information can be limited.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack is thin and averages 100 cm deep at treeline. The surface is now a variety of crusts, heavily wind-affected snow in exposed areas and drier snow on upper north slopes.
Down approximately 70 cm, a buried layer contains decomposed surface hoar crystals. There is also a layer of weak, sugary crystals near the base of the snowpack. Neither of these layers has produced avalanches, but uncertainty remains on the effect of cold temperatures on these deep layers.
Weather Summary
Snow flurries will continue in the vicinity of the arctic front until Monday night. Uncertainty remains about the amount of snow expected Tuesday, but strong outflow winds and cold temperatures will continue.
Sunday night
Cloudy. Flurries possible. Northwest wind at 30 km/h ridge tops. Low of -15ËšC
Monday
Partly cloudy. Lingering flurries. Westerly wind at 20-30 km/h at ridge tops. High of -10 ËšC
Tuesday
Snow 5-10 cm. Westerly wind at 40-50 km/h at ridge tops. High of -12 ËšC
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. No precipitation. Northwest wind at 40-50 km/h at ridge tops. High of -12 ËšC
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.