- Submitted by
- southrockies
- Observations date
- Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.475530° N 115.138900° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
Comments
The joke was on us today.. We were hopeful that north facing terrain was still holding dry snow after a couple sunny days. We were wrong. We encountered breakable crust on all aspects until we got on lower angle terrain below 1600 m where the crust was supportive to skis.
No avalanche concerns where we skied today. Twisting a knee in the breakable crust was the main hazard.
The good news..It's snowing in town!
Pro tip: Low angle, open, smooth terrain makes for the best skiing when conditions are dust on crust ;)
