Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Island, North Island, South Island, Vancouver Island, West Island.
Seek out shady slopes with soft surface snow for the best riding conditions.
Don't forget your good travel habits as you enjoy exploring during this period of low danger.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been reported in the past few days.
If you are getting out in the backcountry, consider making a post on the MIN (Mountain Information Network). You can share riding conditions, avalanche or snowpack observations, or even just a photo or two.
Snowpack Summary
At treeline and above, expect wind-affected snow on all aspects in wind-exposed terrain, although near-surface faceting may be keeping the surface soft. South facing slopes are likely to have a surface crust. In sheltered, shady terrain, up to 5 cm of soft, loose snow may be covering a layer of surface hoar.
A widespread crust, combined with a thin layer of weak facets in some areas, can be found 20 to 50 cm deep, under generally low density snow. Otherwise, the mid and lower snowpack contains no other layers of concern.
Weather Summary
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Light variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, up to 20 cm on the west coast of the island. 10 to 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, up to 20 cm on the west coast of the island. 10 to 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
- This is a good time for exploring terrain.
- Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.