Vancouver Island

Avalanche conditions are generally safe. Continue to practice good travel habits in the backcountry.

• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
• Carefully evaluate big and steep terrain features before committing to them.
• Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.

High

• The snowpack structure is mostly straightforward and not unusually variable.

No avalanches have been reported in the past week.

Despite the low avalanche danger, stay diligent in assessing conditions that change with elevation and aspect.

The snowpack is well-consolidated with warm weather. Light rain to lower alpine elevations on Friday will keep the snow surface moist. A dusting of snow in the high alpine will rest on a hard melt-freeze crust.

The snowpack depth at treeline is around 120 to 150 cm.

Thursday Night
Cloudy. 1 mm of rain at treeline. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Friday
Cloudy. 1 mm of rain at treeline. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Saturday
Cloudy. 20 mm of rain at treeline. 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 mm of precipitation as rain switching to snow at treeline. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.