Bulletin d’avalanche

Vancouver Island

Dec 27 – 28, 2025Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Enjoy the sun this weekend. Assess steep lines at upper elevations for lingering wind slabs.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Unlikely - Possible
    Taille
    1–1.5

    Watch for wind slabs in the lee of wind exposed terrain features at upper elevations.

Confidence

Moderate

  • Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

Avalanche Summary

There is no new avalanche activity to report over the past few days.

Backcountry reports are very limited. If you head out, please post any photos or observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

Many areas are seeing 90 to over 130 cm of recent snow over a melt-freeze crust, with deeper deposits in wind-loaded terrain at treeline and above.

Early-season hazards remain a concern concealed beneath the new snow and will continue to be as the snowpack settles and becomes more supportive.

Weather Summary

Friday Night

Mostly clear skies. 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 200 m.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 100 m.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 200 m.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 10 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Back off if you encounter whumpfing, hollow sounds, or shooting cracks.

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