Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Island, North Island, South Island, Vancouver Island, West Island.
In general, snowpack depths remain well below average, however recent warm weather has transformed the snow back into a typical coastal snowpack.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been reported.
If you are out in the backcountry please consider filling out a Mountain Information Network report.
Snowpack Summary
On the surface, a widespread melt-freeze crust exists on nearly all aspects and elevations. The crust ranges from roughly 1 to 10 cm and continues to gain strength with the forecast cold temperatures.
Below the surface crust, the snowpack is moist and generally well settled and bonding, with no current layers of concern.
Weather Summary
Friday night
Mostly clear, no precipitation. Moderate northwest alpine winds. Treeline temperatures 0 to -5 C. Freezing levels drop to 700 m by the morning.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a chance of isolated flurries in areas. Moderate to strong northerly alpine winds. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C. Freezing level 700 m.
Sunday
Sunny, no precipitation. Moderate to strong northerly alpine winds. Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C.
Monday
Sunny, no precipitation. Strong northwest alpine winds. Treeline temperatures 0 to -5 C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.