- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Friday, February 28, 2020 at 20:00
- Location
- 53.064650° N 120.315430° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-120.31543%2C53.06465%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75)
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
In the Castle drainage of the Cariboos we saw evidence of a large avalanche cycle from last week, as well as some new debris we suspected was from yesterday (first photo). With a bunch more snow/rain in the forecast for the next few days, we expect to see more large avalanches running all the way to valley bottoms. The weather today was rainy and warm and the snowpack is pretty mushy at lower elevations - when you step off your sled you often go all the way to ground which is about 70-100cm! The rain/snow line seemed to be around 1100-1200m today, so getting above that is probably key to getting to good riding. Also as a note for anyone planning on heading up this way in the near future, we highly recommend bringing a chainsaw - lots of downed trees on the road, it was like being in a jungle gym building trails that went under, around and sometimes right through.


