Back country skiing east slopes of flute summit

Submitted by
lydia.brown014
Observations date
Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 08:00
Location
50.038940° N 122.914473° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Back country skiing east slopes of flute summit

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Heavy
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Wet

Comments

Snow got heavy around 1800 m and below.

We conducted a column test on the slope at 1900m. The results of the 3 tests were:

1) CTN

2) CTH SP 21

3) CTH SP 19

Failed approximately 30cm down at the late January weak layer.

We dug a pit and conducted a column test 30cm by 30cm. We conducted in 3 times the results were 1) CTN 2) CTH SP 21 3) CTH SP 19
We dug a pit and conducted a column test 30cm by 30cm. We conducted in 3 times the results were 1) CTN 2) CTH SP 21 3) CTH SP 19