- Submitted by
- jossa.roxane
- Observations date
- Monday, February 9, 2026 at 01:00
- Location
- 49.453320° N 117.201700° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
shooting cracks along the ridge on selous pass, then whumpfing on our way back to Evening Ridge. we kept it conservative. the snow felt best on mellow slopes anyway.
i reckon it was still safer than being on the Whitewater (slick) access road with all the 2WD drivers 😎