- Submitted by
- andreamtate
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 14:00
- Location
- 55.344289° N 127.497529° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
Toured up to Nine Mile Mountain Friday & Saturday to watch the sunset but ended up with the most amazing cloud inversion! Snow line sits around 800m, below that was all ice & rocks with patches of hard snow.
We expected more warming throughout the day but the snow stayed hard and crusty both days. Zero wind on Friday & light winds starting Saturday around 2am on ridge tops, calm still in the meadow. The wind was surprisingly warm!
We did see a crown line across the valley from Nine Mile summit on the unnamed peak just below, but too far away to see if it was recent (see photo) - looked to be about Sz1 that slid on all N aspects. We ski cut a few small rolls but no results. Snow was very firm.
Ski out on the road was extra crusty & compact. Lots of SH formed overnight, especially present around & below the fog line at 700m. Very clear temp inversion!
