- Submitted by
- zac.wronski
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.700964° N 116.436877° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Heavy
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Warm wet and sticky snow from the car to ~2300m. Travel improved significantly on wind affected surfaces at tree line and above. Very strong gusts of wind out of the NE with significant snow transport in the alpine. Turned around at ridgeline due to wind. Ski down was mix of crusts, sastrugi, and dust on crust in the alpine, with soft snow at TL that got wetter as we descended.
