- Submitted by
- packhamavalancheconsulting
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 23:00
- Location
- 50.686680° N 117.543140° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
The new 1mm thick surface hoar layer is now down 1-1.5 feet and remains reactive and widespread. Evidence of natural cycle early Jan 5th am, some small convex rolls went naturally on as low as 20-25 degrees. Less cracking in front of skis today, conditions remain touchy. Did a quick dig to the Dec facet/crust layer now down about 150 cms, no testing but it remains present, thick and of low density, simply put it didn't look good. Slab above overall looked uniform.
