- Submitted by
- Benjamin James
- Observations date
- Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 01:00
- Location
- 49.455590° N 117.151338° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Great snow up high. Got heavier around 1700m, but overall great riding. No signs of instability noted - although wind and snowfall picked up as we were dropping.
Some sloughing on steeper sections at high elevations.
Lots of faceshots. What a treat!