- Submitted by
- Marcus Baranow
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 18:59
- Location
- 51.546100° N 116.252150° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
We found deep blower powder conditions in the Hector South Peak area today, so far the best snow I've skied this season. The new snow was knee to waist deep.
Today had moments of insane wind and heavy snowfall mixed with random moments of clear calm sky.
The bottom 200m of vertical from the highway is still very thin and walking down some sections seemed more reasonable than skiing but you can skin no problem. The main runout path up there is still too thin to ski down with all the ripped out timber, and it will take a large avalanche event or several more big snowfalls before it's worth skiing that section.