Good Snow Down Low

Submitted by
northrockiesfieldteam
Observations date
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 01:00
Location
54.896290° N 121.486960° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Good Snow Down Low

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Cut blocks
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Stormy

Comments

The winds were howling on the ridge tops at Wolverine today but there was plenty of soft snow to be found hidden in the small openings and cutblocks. The cutblocks are fun but are full of small trees and have sharks in the water. Like everywhere else Tumbler Ridge is having a shallow year with only ~100 cm at treeline (30 cm over the crust) and you could still see trees, stumps and rocks poking up just under the surface. It snowed all day but only amounted to about 5 cm in total by the time we left. We dug a couple of profiles and found that the layer of facets over the crust was growing stubborn but still far from trustworthy. After some fun in the trees, we managed to just squeak out to the truck by the fumes in our tanks.
Tree riding was a blast, but watch for sharks while moving around the blocks.
Tree riding was a blast, but watch for sharks while moving around the blocks.
SW winds had done a number in the alpine forming new windslabs on lee features. .
SW winds had done a number in the alpine forming new windslabs on lee features. .
30 cm of soft snow overlie a series of crusts and facets that makle up the whole lower snowpack at treeline and below.
30 cm of soft snow overlie a series of crusts and facets that makle up the whole lower snowpack at treeline and below.
the best snow was in small openings just below treeline. Tree riding to find them was pretty fun too.
the best snow was in small openings just below treeline. Tree riding to find them was pretty fun too.