It's almost July, but it's still more like January up in southwest British Columbia's local mountains. This is making for dangerous conditions for ill-prepared hikers, who start out on dry ground and end on snow covered peaks.

In all his years with North Search & Rescue, Tim Jones has never been so perplexed.

"It's not summer, it's not spring, it's not winter-- it's something else."

Usually, at this time of year, these mountains are free of snow. But in some areas there is still the threat of avalanches. And there's been trouble, between first and second peak on Mount Seymour.

A hiker slipped on ice, fell, slid over a hundred metres before hitting a tree. It stopped his fall, but snapped his femur like a twig, prompting rescue teams to carry the injured man to safety.

Meanwhile, in north Vancouver's Lynn Canyon, the water temperature is hovering below 10 degrees Celsius. That's cold enough for tragedy."

"We do get a lot of cliff jumpers...," said Park Ranger, Andy Robinson

Park rangers are already on patrol, on the lookout for people who go out of bounds, often to cliff-dive or swim in waters that are unusually dangerous.

"There's still so much snow on the mountainsides, so still lots of melting to come," Robinson said.

Warm weather is coming, so it may be tempting to take a dip, but it could be a dip too far. Several swimmers per season in Lynn Canyon, join the average 80 people who drown in B.C. every year.

"The water level is still very high in all our local rivers. We're just asking the public to 'play safe', keep your eye on the children. Don't let them get too close to the water's edge as well," said Robinson

"It's so tempting...," said Nick Harris, who used to cliff-dive in Lynn Canyon's 'killer pool', along with pal Sarah Bilesky. Not anymore.

"On one side you can get pressed into an underwater cave, on the other side you get flushed out. If you don't know which eddy line to hit,  it's a fifty-fifty chance you are gonna make it out of that pool," said Harris

It isn't just swimmers who should worry. Hikers who go off trail, have fallen in Lynn Canyon, where for them, the trail ended permanently.

With a report by CTV British Columbia's Peter Grainger.