- Submitted by
- ben.wright.mi
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.404567° N 121.925644° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wet
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
Comments
Snowshoe journey - walked on a mix of shaded and exposed slopes between 1000-1500 m. Sunny slopes wet and slushy at all elevations. Shaded slopes softened as the day went on though shaded N facing slopes remained hard and crusty. No recent avalanche activity.