Sea to Sky Gondola -- Don't botha!

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Sea to Sky Gondola -- Don't botha!

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Terrible
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Heavy
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Convex slopes
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Foggy
  • Warm
  • Wet
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Wet snow to 1600m and variable surfaces above. A strong warming event on April 2nd or perhaps the day before caused widespread loose wet avalanches on all aspects and elevations. So there is a lot of debris to ski over!