- Submitted by
- axcooper
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 00:48
- Location
- 51.249430° N 117.441749° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.44174944714172,51.249429687170874,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Great views, mediocre skiing")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
Made the somewhat poor decision to go to Pearly Rock today. Snow was very wind affected up high. It got better lower down, but by then we found ourselves navigating Christmas trees, pillows, drops, and alders - and not in a good way. It didn't feel as warm as forecast and winds were pretty calm, though there were some strong gusts. We saw no signs of instability.
I attached a photo of the Illy glacier to show how broken it is. Also a photo of Dome Col and Sapphire Col. Dome Col doesn't look in, though maybe there's a sneak you can't see from that far away.
