- Submitted by
- upperbench
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.174591° N 119.239031° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
Comments
While the resort looked a bit thin down low, the backcountry up high was glorious. It was -6 all day and despite the thick cloud, the riding was great. The snowpack was dense enough to provide easy climbing, with 20 cms of soft recent snow on top.
