Blind Eagle

Submitted by
AVCAN FORECASTER
Observations date
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Location
51.089380° N 118.559540° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Blind Eagle

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold

Comments

Rode Eagle Pass today. Mix of sun and cloud in the morning and then snow squalls through the afternoon made for poor visibility. Below 2000 m 10-20 cm of light new snow is sitting on a supportive crust. We saw numerous old avalanches from the weekend up to size 2.5. Most these were on steep north facing terrain around 2100 to 2200 m. We suspect they had run on the mid-February surface hoar layer as the fractures were60-80 cm deep.
Image of old avalanche debris at the bottom of steep north facing terrain from the weekend.
Image of old avalanche debris at the bottom of steep north facing terrain from the weekend.