- Submitted by
- aktng
- Observations date
- Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 17:00
- Location
- 50.008218° N 122.842211° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep 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
We attempted to get out early enough to beat the heat and shoot for Banana Chute but it was very hot very early so we changed course and went up Whirlwind. Lots of wet loose slides coming off of south facing steep slopes. At the summit of Whirlwind, over a period of 10 minutes, we watched about 5-6 separate wet loose slides on backside of Overlord/Refuse pinnacle. Snow on ski out was soft from sun. On our way out we skied Cowboy Ridge - it was very soft slushy snow. Skiing on cowboy created some decent sized roller balls but they didn’t pick up much momentum.