- Submitted by
- lucasmatt
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 21:30
- Location
- 54.500170° N 128.963540° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Skied a few valley bottoms from the top of the boot pack this afternoon. Face shots on the upper slopes! With a full seasons snowpack putting the skin track in back to the cat track was easily done with zero switchbacks. It can be done.
Winds moderate to strong from the NE with blowing snow and drifting. Snowing 1cm an hour. Experienced shooting cracks and small Sz 1 avalanches in the storm snow. Slabs were 5-20cm deep with the bed surface being an interface in the storm snow. Skin track was blown in after 30 minutes in some places.
