Sunny and wind-scoured on Plewman

Submitted by
shsmith
Observations date
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 22:00
Location
49.161530° N 117.894770° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Sunny and wind-scoured on Plewman

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Terrible
Snow conditions were:
  • Hard
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Cut blocks
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny

Comments

Fun day up Mt. Plewman from Igloo Hut. Everything exceptionally firm and stable on this north facing slope but that will likely change dramatically after the next storm cycle, whenever that will be... Lots of sugary snow lower down in the trees.
Summit of Plewman with wind-scoured south exposed face.
Summit of Plewman with wind-scoured south exposed face.
View of Plewman north face from Igloo Hut. We skinned up through the trees just leftt of where sun is peaking behind the ridge.
View of Plewman north face from Igloo Hut. We skinned up through the trees just leftt of where sun is peaking behind the ridge.
NE ridge of Plewman. We boot packed the final 200m as skiining became very challenging.
NE ridge of Plewman. We boot packed the final 200m as skiining became very challenging.