- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Friday, March 20, 2026
- Location
- 53.004420° N 121.518660° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-121.51866,53.00442,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Back in Barkerville")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
With the freezing level at and above Treeline since last Monday, we headed out with low expectations and a cautious mindset. The well maintained Barkerville snowmobile trail got us quickly past BTL and into the Treeline on Bald Mountain where the riding was decent. We found 20 cm dense moist powder over a supportive snowpack that let us easily put an edge in and have fun in small features. Digging down we found the storm slab in test results so we kept our distance from steep overhead slopes. There was a moderate wind from the south west but it was not enough to move the heavy snow.
