Vancouver Island

The best riding will be on sheltered, low angle terrain

No new avalanche activity has been reported in the past few days.

At upper elevations, the wind has varied in direction recently so expect wind slabs and wind-affected snow on all aspects. A new crust likely exists on south facing slopes. Up to 5 cm of snow may be covering a layer of surface hoar in sheltered terrain.

A widespread crust, combined with a thin layer of weak facets in some areas, can be found buried 30 to 50 cm deep. Otherwise, the mid and lower snowpack contains no other layers of concern.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear skies. 15 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C, potential for inversion with colder temperatures below treeline.

Thursday

Mix of sun and clouds. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Friday

Mostly sunny. 5 to 15 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 20 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.
• Recent wind has varied in direction, so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.