- Submitted by
- sportnewk
- Observations date
- Monday, January 27, 2025 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.370240° N 126.371040° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-126.37104,50.37024,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "What’s all the Fuss about Mount Russ?")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wet
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Solar melt freeze crust was prevalent on all snow exposed to yesterday’s sun. It was 1cm thick and breakable to skis. It sat atop ~5cm of dry snow atop a firm crust. We avoided sunny slopes where the surface was becoming quite wet and slow to ski.
