Generally wind affected with some good skiing in sheltered terrain

Submitted by
Kirill Kokorin
Observations date
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 01:00
Location
50.181120° N 123.053190° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Generally wind affected with some good skiing in sheltered terrain

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Powder
  • Wet
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Sunny slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Generally wind affected in exposed alpine features
Generally wind affected in exposed alpine features
Exposed features/ridetops stripped down to crust
Exposed features/ridetops stripped down to crust
Good turns in sheltered terrain
Good turns in sheltered terrain
Lots of variability. Thin crust on steeper solar aspects.
Lots of variability. Thin crust on steeper solar aspects.
Skiing below 1800m in solar aspects is a melting crust and produced very hazardous ski quality. Snowboarders seem to mind it less…
Skiing below 1800m in solar aspects is a melting crust and produced very hazardous ski quality. Snowboarders seem to mind it less…