- Submitted by
- Graham Phelps
- Observations date
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:30
- Location
- 51.353750° N 117.529270° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.52927,51.35375,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Swiss Miss")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Planned to ski north face of Swiss. Got to the base of south face at 1030 and sun was baking the rock sending down lots of natural dry loose sluff with multiple point releases as well. We decided to bail after a larger one crashed down with that would have totally sweeped us off the slope. Next time we’ll get up earlier.
