Hanging Lake / Rainbow Lake

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Hanging Lake / Rainbow Lake

Snow conditions

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

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

Touchy conditions in the Hanging Lake / Rainbow Lake area. Wind affect and stiff windslab observed on most aspects at TL and Alpine. Had one moderate Woomf on a wind affected E facing terrain feature on the W side of rainbow lake. Evidence of naturals and human triggered avalanches to size 1.5.

We found excellent powder skiing in sheltered, low angled trees and most terrain BTL.

Wind slab felt stiff and hollow / sounded drum like. We kicked off several wind slabs on small test slopes. Ski out to Whistler Olympic Park below 1000m is thin, icy and character building.