Whymper North Face to South Face

Submitted by
wexler.andrew
Observations date
Monday, January 18, 2021 at 19:00
Location
51.224840° N 116.098745° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Whymper North Face to South Face

Snow conditions

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

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny

Comments

Toured up Chickadee Valley and ascended Whymper North Face. There was extensive wind effect on the north aspect from valley bottom to ridgetop. Travel was fast but ski quality would have been terrible. We continued to the summit of Mt Whymper and skied the South Face back down to the highway. Ski quality was excellent with 10 - 30 cms of low density snow over a variety of surfaces. Sluffing was minimal and we did not observe any signs of instability today.