Simpson burn

Submitted by: danjou.p
Observations date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 18:00
Location: 51.003600° N 115.994510° W
Reporting on: Snow conditions

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

Powder

We rode:

Open trees

We stayed away from:

Alpine slopes

Information

The day was:

Cloudy
Sunny

Avalanche conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

We skied the Simpson burn, really good skiing to about 1600m. At 2100m HS is 230cm and there is 37cm of new snow, not bonding really well with the thick rain crust. The snow was becoming heavier in the afternoon, forming more of a slab. There was one natural size 1 out from a 40º roll, and we skied cut and triggered a few really predictable small size 1 sliding on the March 24 rain crust.

Numerous small pockets between 30 and 40cm deep.

37cm crown of a natural size 1, 40º start zone, on a 40cm rain crust.