- Submitted by
- wardsbd
- Observations date
- Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 50.569606° N 115.098093° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wind affected
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Windy
Comments
Sold refreeze with 4 cm on top. Strong NW winds strip the snow off north aspects and deposited on south aspects. We found 5-10 cm of unreactive wind slab on south aspects.
Most avalanche paths have refrozen debris in it and better skiing can be had on lower angle terrian.
Burly smooth crust in the alpine will find you wishing you brought an ice axe and boot crampons for even small objectives.
The bears are out.
