- Submitted by
- eddiepetryshen23
- Observations date
- Monday, January 5, 2026 at 07:00
- Location
- 49.427939° N 115.883744° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
About 30 cm of recent storm snow. Periods of intense precip and wind in the morning. Able to find safe good skiing on a sheltered east aspect where the wind had not slabbed things up. Intense snow and winds in the morning. By mid-day the winds and visibility improved allowing some very nice sunny conditions. It seemed like the freezing level was somewhere in the 1300 metre range in this part of the Purcells.