- Submitted by
- bennettvanderson
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 16:00
- Location
- 51.284500° N 117.566100° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-117.5661%2C51.2845%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Nicci's Notch holding the goods")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex 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
Found some great cold pow turns in Nicci's notch. Coverage was very good and snow seemed very stable. Polar aspects had great snow above 1800 M and everything else had spring snow conditions. Strong overnight refreeze but spring sun was packing a punch.
