- Submitted by
- brian
- Observations date
- Friday, January 11, 2019 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.214480° N 116.084810° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
Nice skiing on the moderate to steep slopes in the avalanche tracks on Mount Whymper. The snow was boat top deep on a supportive crust. There was a bit of avalanche debris in the upper end of the avy tracks and evidence of multiple start zones just below ridge tops high in the alpine. I think this was from avalanche control by Parks Canada in the past.
The treeline and below treeline skiing was a lot of fun in the avy track and deposition zones. We didn't do a shovel tap test but the supportive crusts seemed pretty thick (~40-50cms?) when probed with a ski pole as we ascended. Skiing was great!