Cheops north bowl

Submitted by
derek.trowell
Observations date
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 19:05
Location
51.285010° N 117.563430° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Cheops north bowl

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard
  • Heavy
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

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

Comments

Barely any people at the disco centre today. Only seen 2 other groups up Connaught Creek. Skinning up conditions were firm, then crusty, then “normal” snow once crossing the creek to north aspects which we did around 1820m.

Great skin track going up to Balu and then the final vertical 150m to reach Nicci’s / North Bowl is good crusty side hilling practice.

Good skiing in north bowl, some large debris skiers right after entering from the ramp. The middle section was great, snow felt slightly dense in some areas and there is some small debris scattered around but easy to avoid. The final pitch down to the creek was also good powder snow but again there are some chunks of debris lurking.

Easy ride out back to the parking lot.

Some big debris skiers right side when entering from the ramp
Some big debris skiers right side when entering from the ramp
Middle pitch was good skiing, powder felt a bit dense in places but was still cold dry powder. Some frozen crusty bits on the skiers right side though as shown in picture
Middle pitch was good skiing, powder felt a bit dense in places but was still cold dry powder. Some frozen crusty bits on the skiers right side though as shown in picture
STS / North bowl, snow was good and powdery on the north aspects all the way down to 1700m
STS / North bowl, snow was good and powdery on the north aspects all the way down to 1700m