Alpine in the Sun

Soumis par
ben-hawkins
Date d'observation
dimanche 18 janvier 2026 à 09 h 00
Localisation
53.427720° N 119.880960° W
Rapport concernant
  • Conditions de neige
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Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
OK
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Croûtée
  • Durcie
  • Affectée par le vent
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes alpines
  • Pentes convexes
  • Pentes de faible inclinaison
Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:
  • Pentes raides

Information

La journée était:
  • Ensoleillée
  • Chaude

Commentaires

There was an inversion today in Tommy Creek. While it was -9°C at the truck, it was only -2°C with sunshine and no wind in the alpine. The day started cloudy, but cleared off to a blue blazer by the early afternoon.

The new crust is thin and breakable up to 2200 m. It sits on 15 cm of softer snow over a firm upper snowpack that made for go anywhere travel. We took advantage of the “hero snow” and spent the day in the alpine peaking over ridge lines and linking up passes.

A new batch of surface hoar is growing over the crust on all aspects and elevations. It ranges from 3-4 mm in the open alpine to 10-13 mm in the cutblocks and sheltered openings below treeline around the cabin.

We saw one cornice fall from a distance that triggered what looked to be a size 2.5 avalanche. It was on a northeast facing alpine slope and ran around 350 m. We couldn’t get close enough to figure out how recent it was, or get a good picture though.

There were sled tracks into lots of big slopes and wind loaded pockets, but we didn’t see any other signs of recent avalanche activity.

A thin, breakable crust tapers off around 2200 m to wind packed snow.
A thin, breakable crust tapers off around 2200 m to wind packed snow.
It’s “hero snow” with a thin crust over a supportive snowpack that lets you travel with ease.
It’s “hero snow” with a thin crust over a supportive snowpack that lets you travel with ease.
There’s a fresh batch of surface hoar growing at all aspects and elevations in the clear, calm weather. In the cutblocks around the cabin it is ip to 13 mm.
There’s a fresh batch of surface hoar growing at all aspects and elevations in the clear, calm weather. In the cutblocks around the cabin it is ip to 13 mm.
In exposed areas like the alpine the surface hoar is an average of 3-4 mm.
In exposed areas like the alpine the surface hoar is an average of 3-4 mm.
Great views and easy travel made for a nice day to explore the many passes that link around Tommy.
Great views and easy travel made for a nice day to explore the many passes that link around Tommy.