- Submitted by
- erikjackson7557
- Observations date
- Monday, December 22, 2025 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.543915° N 122.925635° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.92563470190468,50.543914710867824,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Tenquille Weekend")
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Tenquille lake Dec 20,21,22,23. 20-30cm fresh snow each day interspersed with periods of no/little precip. Cloudy. Daytime temps @1650m avg -3 - -5c. Moderate to strong SW winds. Snow above treeline wind affected, slabby. BTL dry and loose.
No signs of recent natural avalanches. Small dry loose slides skiier triggered on >35° unsupported micro terrain S aspects ~1850m. Small 10cm wind slab skiier triggered on >35° convex micro terrain NE aspect ~1850m.
Dec 22: ~1850m NNE aspect, 11:30am. 320cm to ground. Poorly defined layer ~15cm down ct 6. Wind pressed weak layer found ~40cm down ct 16.
Dec 23: ~1950m S aspect, 2:45pm. 250cm to ground. Poorly defined layers 20, 30cm down ct 14, 16. Cleaner layer 50cm down, ct 23. Hard icy layer ~120cm down, no compression test results but failed dramatically when skiier bouncing/jumping hard on-top of pit. Pictured.
