- Submitted by
- vernonbyberg
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.101599° N 117.051004° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Tuesday: A beautiful day for a hike - Skiing...not so much. Our snowboarder faired better with the severely wind and temperature affected snowpack. However, we did not observe any signs of instability, thankfully. In fact, I expected bad things to happen but we did choose the most well supported terrain to tackle and avoided all overhead hazards and convexities..
Backstory on Monday: Warm temperatures, 10-15 cm of new snow and strong south westerly winds on Monday with near zero temperatures at mountaintop created an dense wind affected snowpack. Skiable in sheltered areas only. Baldy Rocks was challenging to ski on the maintenance shop aspect but still fun. The backside was much better. Most every tree in Kootenay Pass lost its snow! Mother nature was talking.
