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RegisterDec 29th, 2023–Dec 30th, 2023
Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.
Hazards are everywhere. But they are not made of snow. With continued rain, we are watching our snowpack shrink.
As freezing levels fall, we may start to see snow up high.
No new avalanches have been reported.
Please help out your backcountry community by submitting a MIN report if you head out to the backcountry.
The most recent storm snow is moist to wet and settling rapidly. This sits on a melt freeze crust that formed over the holidays. Beneath this there is moist snow to ground. Below treeline, you'll find dirt, or shallow and wet snow.
The current snow depth ranges from 70 to 120 cm at treeline, diminishing rapidly below 1000 m.
Friday Night
Cloudy with 20 to 35 mm of rain. South winds, 70 to 90 km/h. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level falling to 2000 m.
Saturday
Cloudy with 5 to 15 mm of rain, this could fall as snow above 1500 m. South winds, 50 to 70 km/h. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level falling to 1500 m.
Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds with no new snow. Southeast winds, 10 to 20 km/h. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Monday
Mix of sun and clouds with no new snow. Southwest winds building through the day, 20 to 50 km/h Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.