- Submitted by
- Brad Halt
- Observations date
- Monday, April 13, 2026 at 16:00
- Location
- 59.576370° N 135.052920° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Windy
Comments
We skied the glaciers in the Big Blue Valley yesterday. Approximately 15 cm of wind-pressed powder over a supportive crust provided good riding conditions on north-facing slopes. Saturday’s warm temperatures produced a thin melt-freeze crust on steeper east- and west-facing aspects that caught direct sun.
We observed one recent avalanche (within the past ~72 hours): a size 1 wind slab on a cross-loaded east-facing slope. The slab released below a steep rock face and ran approximately 30 m.
South winds began to increase around 14:00, and cloud cover moved in quickly by 15:00.
