Vancouver Island

Isolated terrain features may hold small pockets of unstable snow.

No recent avalanches have been reported.

At upper elevations, an overnight dusting of new snow sits on a crust capping a wet upper snowpack. Where still intact, a crust buried in January may be found 100 to 150 cm deep. Below this, the snowpack is well bonded and stable. At lower elevations, the snowpack is isothermal and the coverage is thin.

Saturday night

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level dropping to 1400 m.

Sunday

Flurries clearing in the afternoon. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind switching northwest. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3°C. Freezing level around 1800 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 40 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level around 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.