Storm is just getting started in Kakwa.

Soumis par
AvCan Northwest
Date d'observation
mercredi 25 février 2026
Localisation
54.021100° N 120.166080° W
Rapport concernant
  • Conditions de neige
Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Storm is just getting started in Kakwa.

Conditions de neige

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

Information

La journée était:
  • Nuageuse
  • De tempête
  • Venteuse

Commentaires

Today we rode into Kakwa. We had time for a short ride up to the weather station and the Babet Lake area to see if we could get any observations. There was up to 40 cm of snow over the Feb 7th crust, with moderate snowfall continuing through the day. Winds were strong from the southwest, transporting new snow and forming fresh wind slabs at treeline and alpine elevations. We observed one size 2 wind slab avalanche on a north aspect out of an alpine feature above Babet Lake that released within the previous 24 hours.

Snow was getting deeper as we got closer to the cabin.
Snow was getting deeper as we got closer to the cabin.
Deep wind slabs forming at treeline.
Deep wind slabs forming at treeline.
Strong winds in the alpine were transporting snow onto north- and west-facing aspects.
Strong winds in the alpine were transporting snow onto north- and west-facing aspects.
Some sections of the trail to the cabin had very little new snow.
Some sections of the trail to the cabin had very little new snow.