All remaining active wildfires in the Shuswap watershed are classified as under control - meaning: the fires are as good as out. Recent rain showers and colder temperatures have successfully prevented any further fire activity in the area and finally bringing the awful fire season to an end. The campfire ban has also been lifted last week, only leaving the "Open Fire" ban in place until mid October.
Lake levels have been unusually low lately but slightly increased over the past 2 days due to the local rainfall. Watch out for hidden sandbanks close below the lake surface; especially close to the shoreline. Surface water temperatures now have also dropped into the 17°C range. There are still a few boats in the water but most public beaches are now empty. Seasonal businesses already preparing for the winter shut-down.

Up-to-date mountain temperatures and snowpack information are now available again on this site. However, the daily obtained snowpack and water equivalent records are still partially screwed up and have been corrected to the best of our ability. Nevertheless, some values might be slightly off at this time and thus should be considered as an informative estimate only. The mountain snow dashboard and related graphs are now up-to-date and will be updated daily.

Mountain temperatures are steadily in the sub-zero range and snow has started to accumulate in altitudes of 1,600m (5,200 ft) and above. A closed snow cover has been visually observed and confirmed today at Celista Mountain and the Hunters Range. Winter has certainly started in the mountains and some alpine sledding might become possible as soon as the end of this month.

Shuswap Mountains Sledding Trails, Cabins, Parking, etc. (First Draft: Eagle Valley; more to come soon)

Update 2021-10-11:
- Updated and added mountain temperatures dashboard
- Added link to dashboard menus to switch between snowpack and temperature dashboard
- Updated main menu to include both mountain dashboards

Update 2021-10-10:
- Replaced mountain temperature dashboard with snowpack dashboard
- Updated all 2021 snowpack tables and graphs

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