Association of Canadian Mountain Guides

04/19/2025

Athabasca Glacier

Parks Canada - Friday, April 18, 2025 - 10:15

On April 18, Parks Canada Visitor Safety responded to a serious incident involving an unroped crevasse fall near the top of the Athabasca Glacier. A skier descending the glacier fell approximately 20 metres into a crevasse, sustaining significant injuries. The rescue was further complicated by numerous crevasses in the surrounding area.

This incident serves as an important reminder that spring conditions on glaciers present significant and often hidden hazards. While crevasses may be less visible at this time of year, snow bridges remain thin, weak, and unpredictable, having only recently formed over the past few weeks.

Glacier travel requires advanced knowledge, proper equipment, and the ability to respond effectively to crevasse falls, including self-rescue as a roped team. Individuals traveling on glaciated terrain should be well-versed in crevasse rescue techniques and travel as part of a properly equipped and experienced group.

Parks Canada urges all backcountry users to assess conditions carefully, make informed decisions, and prioritize safety at all times.

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On April 18, Parks Canada Visitor Safety responded to a serious incident involving an unroped crevasse fall near the top of the Athabasca Glacier. A skier descending the glacier fell approximately 20 metres into a crevasse, sustaining significant injuries. The rescue was further complicated by numer...

04/19/2025

Observation Sub Peak North Glacier

Larry Stanier - Friday, April 18, 2025 - 17:00

Pretty good travel from 93N up to SW ridge of Observation Sub peak with ski crampons in use till it gets kinda climby on the upper ridge. Still a somewhat unpleasant mix of facetted snow and crusts on the ridge crest to the summit. Fat cornice on the summit, we entered just north of the summit about 50m down the ridge. Rather poor ski conditions as a bit of recent snow had been beat up by strong North winds so it was a thin grabby layer on a hard crust. We climbed back up to the col just East of the peak and skied down that big south facing basin. Slightly better skiing but it still needs another couple of days of sun to become real corn skiing.

No real avalanche concerns in the AM except cornices.

We did see very fresh Grizzly tracks just below treeline on the way up the SW ridge and on the way down the drainage to the south. It was heading SSE at that elevation for at least 1 km. and looked to be moving slowly/taking short steps. Maybe out for a first walk in the sun? No food at that elevation and the wind was at its back so it probably wasn't following its nose to groceries.

The spring rack-Beacon, probe, shovel, crampons and bear spray.

Larry Stanier

Mountain Guide

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Pretty good travel from 93N up to SW ridge of Observation Sub peak with ski crampons in use till it gets kinda climby on the upper ridge. Still a somewhat unpleasant mix of facetted snow and crusts on the ridge crest to the summit. Fat cornice on the summit, we entered just north of the summit about...

04/15/2025

Duffy lake and Whistler Blackcomb/ Spearhead

Jonas Hoke - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 15:45

The TAP ASGE spent the past week ski touring on the Duffy lake road as well as Whistler Blackcomb and Spearhead zones.

Weather summary April 8-14

The week started off with wet weather in the Duffy lake zone with freezing levels remaining steady at 1800m. On the 8th and 9th 15-30mm of precipitation fell as snow above this and mixed precipitation and rain in lower elevations.

On April 10, the group moved to Whistler and found elevated freezing levels and extreme winds from the south gusting up to 180km/h. This dramatically altered the snow conditions and grew large fragile cornices

On the 11th, conditions improved with scattered precipitation, clouds and a freezing level lowering to 1400m before rising again to 2400 by weeks end

Clearing continued with hot sunny days on the 12th- 14th

Over the course of the week, we had approximately 40mm of precipitation.

Snowpack summary

We observed an HS of 330cm+ on Glaciers which tapered rapidly with elevation.

Northerly aspects above 2000m remained dry but by the afternoon, Solar aspects were moist to mountain top in ALP , wet at Tree line and isothermal below 1400m.

Avalanche conditions

The start to middle of the week had a widespread natural cycle due to the extreme wind event. We observed evidence of large natural cornice releases up to size 3, in the alpine with some pulling slabs. Some loose wet avalanches up to size 1.5 were observed Below Treeline

The snowpack transitioned into Spring Diurnal by mid week. We observed a well consolidated snowpack above 1400m with no PWLs and no significant shears or results noted during snowpack observations.

The avalanche risk in the morning was low due to crust formation but with daytime warming and solar input the hazard increased in the PM. We observed some wet loose activity on solar aspects to mountain top and all aspects treeline and below.

Other Hazards

Cornices are large and many are fragile. Daytime heating increases the likelihood of failure.

All but northerly aspects in the alpine had hard surfaces in the morning, creating a sliding hazard, but softened up by mid morning

Below treeline travel was very challenging anywhere off of the established trails in the Duffy lake zone

Submitted on behalf of the TAP ASGE candidates

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The TAP ASGE spent the past week ski touring on the Duffy lake road as well as Whistler Blackcomb and Spearhead zones. Weather summary April 8-14 The week started off with wet weather in the Duffy lake zone with freezing levels remaining steady at 1800m. On the 8th and 9th 15-30mm of precipitation f...

04/10/2025

Mt.Field, Yoho Valley.

Larry Stanier - Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 15:00

Ski ascent of Mt. Field today. The shortcut through the forest is getting covered with debris in the lower 1/2 and lots of melting out down trees, branches etc are making it somewhat difficult. With the good freeze this morning it might have been faster just to walk up the Yoho Valley road in running shoes.

Good uphill travel conditions in shallow dry snow once you got out of the shortcut all the way to the summit.

Excellent downhill pow skiing in the upper 2/3 and manageable moist snow in the lower 1/3 as we came down around noon.

Of note was a large Natural cornice failure late morning from the ridge between Mt. Field and Wapta Mountain. I only saw it obliquely but it ran quite far into moderate terrain and was likely a Size 3 if you took the time to measure the debris. It would certainly have made a mess of anyone in its path.

It is not quite full spring conditions but I was certainly more concerned about cornices and loose wet avalanches out of steep rocky terrain than I was about ski triggered avalanches in moderate terrain. Having said that I backed off of a steep traverse to gain the subpeak of Mt Field that is just skiers right of the first pitch off the summit. With at least one group below me it felt like a very poor, selfish decision to continue into that 40+ degree cold North facing place.

Get after it, only a couple of months of winter left in the Rockies.

Larry Stanier

ACMG Mountain Guide

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Ski ascent of Mt. Field today. The shortcut through the forest is getting covered with debris in the lower 1/2 and lots of melting out down trees, branches etc are making it somewhat difficult. With the good freeze this morning it might have been faster just to walk up the Yoho Valley road in runnin...

04/08/2025

Blackcomb Backcountry/Mystery Creek/Duffey Lake Area

Todd Anthony-Malone - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 10:30

ACMG Training and Assessment Program – Trip Report

April 1–7, 2025

Blackcomb Backcountry, Mystery Creek, and Duffey Lake Regions

The ACMG Training and Assessment Program spent the past week ski touring in the Blackcomb Backcountry, Mystery Creek, and Duffey Lake regions.

Weather & Conditions

In the days leading up to the program, the Coast Mountains experienced a significant rain event that extended to mountain tops. Fortunately, cooling temperatures followed, accompanied by 10–20 cm of new snow over a widespread crust. We began the week with unsettled conditions and a strengthening ridge of high pressure.

High north-facing terrain offered excellent skiing, particularly in lower-angle features. By mid-week, the ridge was well-established, bringing clear skies, rising freezing levels, and significant solar input. The onset of a classic spring diurnal cycle increased our confidence in overnight surface freezes and provided good corn skiing on solar aspects.

Later in the week, the ridge broke down with the arrival of a low-pressure system, bringing strong to extreme southwest winds and up to 30 cm of new snow. Precipitation arrived with warm temperatures but gradually cooled, setting us up for another period of excellent skiing.

Snowpack Summary

The March 27 melt-freeze crust (MFcr) defined the snowpack structure, with a 5–20 cm thick crust observed up to ~2600 m.

Northerly aspects held 10–30 cm of 4F–F snow over the crust.

Solar aspects developed a melt-freeze surface crust (MFsc) up to ridge crest due to sustained solar input.

The April 6 storm produced an upside-down snowpack in many areas, with up to 20 cm of moist snow overlying a variety of previous surfaces — including sun crusts, isothermal snow, moist snow, and wind-scoured patches down to the March 27 MFcr.

Glacier coverage remains excellent, with depths exceeding 3 m in all areas travelled. Snow depth decreases rapidly with elevation loss, averaging 200–250 cm at treeline.

Crevasse bridging was reliable due to both coverage and snowpack structure. Cornice hazard was a primary consideration while approaching high alpine features. In the lower elevations below treeline, low tide conditions and heavy, moist snow required mindful skiing to protect knees and equipment.

Trip Summary

April 1–2 – Duffey Lake Region

Groups toured and skied in the Cayoosh, Anniversary, Matier Glacier, and Tszil North Glacier areas. Access trails to Joffre Lakes and Keith's Hut remained passable but were becoming challenging with melt-freeze cycles and deteriorating snow cover.

April 3 – Whistler Blackcomb Backcountry

Groups travelled in the Spearhead Range, including the Phalanx, Decker, and Trorey zones.

April 4–5 – Mystery Creek Area

We flew into the Mystery Creek region and travelled through the Hibachi North Basin and Mystery Glacier zone, taking advantage of excellent conditions and coverage.

April 7 – Whistler Blackcomb Backcountry

Groups returned to the Whistler Blackcomb backcountry, skiing in the Disease Ridge, Circle Lake, Decker, and Vista zones.

Mike Adolph

Eric Ostopkevich

Todd Anthony-Malone

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ACMG Training and Assessment Program – Trip Report April 1–7, 2025 Blackcomb Backcountry, Mystery Creek, and Duffey Lake Regions The ACMG Training and Assessment Program spent the past week ski touring in the Blackcomb Backcountry, Mystery Creek, and Duffey Lake regions. Weather & Conditions

04/08/2025

Wapta

Jordy Shepherd - Monday, April 7, 2025 - 22:15

We traversed the Wapta from April 4-7, from Bow Lake to Sherbrooke Lake. Conditions were excellent April 4-6, with fast travel, cool weather, cloudless sky, and not very many people on the same schedule as us. We had Balfour Hut to ourselves on April 5, and there was only an additional party of 2 at Scott Duncan Hut on April 6. That party of 2 had a long day skiing up the Schiesser-Lomas route to the Scott Duncan Hut, traversing the Wapta from south to north.

With -18C at 7:00am at Bow Lake on April 4th, and reports of a previous extensive avalanche cycle in Bow Canyon, we felt comfortable approaching up the canyon. There were no signs of instability noted on our approach to Bow Hut.

We took the route to the Balfour High Col, under the nunatak, on April 6th, as marked on the Klassen/Neault/Scott map, which kept us away from the Mt Balfour serac hazard, and avoided the crevasses on the upper bench. There had been no recent serac-fall activity off of Mt Balfour. With the warming the afternoon of April 6th, there may have been some serac activity after we descended the Daly Glacier to Scott Duncan Hut.

We probed 280cm at 2600m on the Bow Glacier above Bow Hut, and probed over 300cm on the Daly Glacier at 2800m.

There had been an extensive avalanche cycle prior to our trip. We didn’t see any new avalanche activity until the afternoon of April 6th when alpine temperatures rose and there was high solar effect. We noted numerous avalanches from April 6th to size 3, wet loose and wet slab, as we skied out Niles Creek today, April 7th.

Cloudy and warm weather today (April 7th) gave us firm crust and flat light down to about 2000m. Below 2000m the surface was moist but still supportive. The Sherbrooke Lake summer trail is fast and has some fallen tree and bare patch hazards, but was still quite skiable.

Jordy Shepherd, Mountain Guide www.PeakAlpine.com

Landon Shepherd, Ski Guide

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We traversed the Wapta from April 4-7, from Bow Lake to Sherbrooke Lake. Conditions were excellent April 4-6, with fast travel, cool weather, cloudless sky, and not very many people on the same schedule as us. We had Balfour Hut to ourselves on April 5, and there was only an additional party of 2 at...

04/07/2025

Columbia Icefields

Parks Canada - Monday, April 7, 2025 - 13:15

Photos of the Athabasca Glacier and Saskatchewan Glacier from a flight in the area on Mar 31st.

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Photos of the Athabasca Glacier and Saskatchewan Glacier from a flight in the area on Mar 31st.

04/07/2025

Central Kootenays

Conor Hurley - Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 22:30

Over the past four days, I guided a ski multi-day ski tour in the Central Kootenays. As the trip progressed, the skies cleared and the temperatures rose steadily, culminating in a weak overnight recovery last night and continued warm temperatures this morning; which prompted an early exit today.

The recent storm snow had settled to approximately 15-30cm on north aspects above 1800m and tapered to several cm at 1450m; this overlay the March 27 melt freeze crust on all aspects and elevations travelled. Yesterday we observed moist snow to 1800m on north aspects and melt freeze conditions on steep solar aspects to 2550m.

Ski quality ranged from fantastic to variable with widespread soft wind effect on north aspects to melt freeze/ corn and breakable crust on solar aspects. Sheltered north aspects in the alpine skied particularly well.

We operated with a spring diurnal mindset and paid close attention to glide slabs, shallow rocky solar features and cornices. We observed numerous solar induced size 1-2 loose wet avalanches on solar aspects. Today we observed a size 3.5 natural glide slab avalanche that probably failed sometime yesterday, during the peak heat on a W-S aspect.

Conor Hurley

ACMG Ski Guide

www.arctosguides.com

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Over the past four days, I guided a ski multi-day ski tour in the Central Kootenays. As the trip progressed, the skies cleared and the temperatures rose steadily, culminating in a weak overnight recovery last night and continued warm temperatures this morning; which prompted an early exit today.

04/05/2025

Parker Ridge

Parks Canada - Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 09:00

Possible delays for avalanche control work - Icefields Parkway at Parker Ridge

Monday April 7, 2025.

Avalanche mitigation is planned in response to rising temperatures and freezing levels, along with increased solar input that may lead to instability of slopes that have the potential to affect the highway. Travelers on the Icefields Parkway should expect delays or short closures while Parks Canada staff conduct avalanche control work at Parker Ridge. Avalanche control work reduces the risk of natural avalanches hitting the road and helps ensure the safety of motorists on the Icefields Parkway.

Always check 511.alberta.ca before departure for more the most up-to-date road conditions and status. Weather conditions may change.

Your safety is our priority.

Parks Canada only closes roads when absolutely necessary, when weather, road or avalanche conditions present a risk to human life. To learn more about how the Icefields Parkway is managed, click here.

Plan ahead:

• Check 511.Alberta.ca for road conditions and traffic information.

• Respect road closures and delays.

• Know the weather forecast.

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Possible delays for avalanche control work - Icefields Parkway at Parker Ridge Monday April 7, 2025.

04/03/2025

Rogers Pass

Tobin Bellay-Berntsen - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 16:45

Went over the Jupiter Traverse, which is in great shape. Then skied down Thorington which provided fantastic skiing. Very little wind affect even at ridgelines at 2750m and 15cm convective fluff over settled pow up high on polars. March 27th MFcr was down 30cm on average. Good skiing to 2100m, then fairly variable below, but the new snow helps. No refreeze under 1800m today.

No new avalanches observed. Mix of sun and cloud today kept most snow dry in the alpine besides steep solars.

Tobin, Kyle and Max

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Went over the Jupiter Traverse, which is in great shape. Then skied down Thorington which provided fantastic skiing. Very little wind affect even at ridgelines at 2750m and 15cm convective fluff over settled pow up high on polars. March 27th MFcr was down 30cm on average. Good skiing to 2100m, then....

04/01/2025

March 28 to 30, 2025 from Blackcomb Mountain

Holly Walker - Sunday, March 30, 2025 - 16:00

March 28 to 30, 2025

ACMG guide Jeff McKeough and I completed a variation of the Spearhead Traverse this past weekend with 5 guests. Essential gear was glacier ropes, crevasse kits and ice axes. Ski crampons and regular crampons were not used.

Day 1: On Friday, we saw temperatures at the Horstman hut (2240m) on Blackcomb Mountain return to below freezing after 4 days of rain and above zero temperatures.

With large amounts of avalanche debris from the widespread natural cycle on Monday and Tuesday in Whistler Blackcomb’s backcountry, access to the Blackcomb Glacier Park was still closed on Friday. Beginning the Spearhead Traverse at Showcase T-bar was not possible.

Our team exited Blackcomb resort from the lower backcountry gate and climbed up Disease Ridge into Garibaldi Provincial Park. We ski toured over to Decker Meadows and around the south side of Decker Mountain. We climbed to the Decker-Trorey col (2265m) and skied down the Trorey glacier to access the Spearhead Traverse. Up to 10cm of HST overlay moist snow down another 60cm at 2200m. We ski cut on belay a size 1 soft slab running 40 meters on the East facing aspect. The skiing was difficult and steep (up to 45°) with soft slab overlying moist snow with flat light made for poor ski quality with overnight packs. Three size 2.5 to 3 natural avalanches had run on Mount Trorey on the North, West, East faces and stepped down to persistent weak layers. Height of snow on the Trorey, Tremor, Platform, Ripsaw, Naden, Iago, Diavalo and Overlord glacier was consistently over 300cm. With poor visibility and knowing that cooling temperatures were following overnight, we camped at 2400m on south side of Mount Pattison and awaited improving conditions.

Day 2: 5-10cm of new snow had fallen overnight and temperature dropped to -7°C. We established the bootpack via the typical Patisson route with big bucket steps. We were able to ski tour all the way up Tremor col and visibility diminished to zero on Platform glacier and beyond. Track setting was easy with now 10-20cm of dry HST, with the deepest deposit of 45cm above the melt-freeze crust at Ripsaw glacier. The skiers’ right line of Ripsaw-Naden col was used and ski cut with minimal sluffing. A natural size 3 avalanche had slid from south side of Couloir ridge from around 2400-1850m. The clouds lifted and the Couloir ridge walk was used. Moist snow was found up to 2250m while ski descending south onto Iago glacier.

Day 3: Light to moderate winds overnight and 6:00am had few clouds and continued cool temperatures to -8°C. Skiing was phenomenal down the south side of Iago to Diavalo glacier with 20cm of new dry snow. Surface hoar to 6mm was scattered to 2400m while climbing up Mount Benvolio. The high col to the south was used, therefore avoiding crossing under the proud ‘bigger than my apartment’ cornices on the north side of Mount Benvolio. Strong to extreme winds arrived around 11:00am on Overlord Mountain and we avoided the rappel due to wind exposure. We descended the Overlord glacier to 2120m and the snow was wind affected on NE-E aspects above 2350m. Minor wind affect and old ski tracks were found on Whirlwind Peak. We passed K&C Hut and ate special delivery donuts to fuel us for the final climb over the Musical bumps and onwards to partially refrozen Flute and the Whistler ski resort slush.

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March 28 to 30, 2025 ACMG guide Jeff McKeough and I completed a variation of the Spearhead Traverse this past weekend with 5 guests. Essential gear was glacier ropes, crevasse kits and ice axes. Ski crampons and regular crampons were not used. Day 1: On Friday, we saw temperatures at the Horstman hu...

04/01/2025

Rogers Pass

Lilla Molnar - Monday, March 31, 2025 - 20:15

The last two days were spent skiing at Rogers Pass in the Illecillewaet and Connaught Creek drainages. Conditions were none other than variable. Valley bottom to 2000m was sporty, rugged travel. There was a decent freeze overnight on both Saturday and Sunday which created a was a solid crust that became breakable at about 1800m. We definitely appreciated our ski crampons. Above 2000m snow is dry on N aspect only and moist on all solars. Rain saturated the snowpack significantly (at least 50cm in the areas I dug). Above 2000m there is 10-20cm of storm snow (which came in on Friday/Saturday) We observed evidence of the large, widespread and impressive avalanche cycle which happened last week. Most major avalanche paths in those valleys have run, many full path. Smooth north facing terrain above 2000m was excellent. Temperature today by 4PM was +6

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The last two days were spent skiing at Rogers Pass in the Illecillewaet and Connaught Creek drainages. Conditions were none other than variable. Valley bottom to 2000m was sporty, rugged travel. There was a decent freeze overnight on both Saturday and Sunday which created a was a solid crust that be...

03/31/2025

The The Alpine Club of Canada has announced plans for the construction of a new backcountry hut in Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC.

03/30/2025

Banff, Yoho & Kootenay National Parks

Parks Canada - Sunday, March 30, 2025 - 13:15

Attached are photos from the Wapta Icefields taken in September 2024 that may be useful for trip planning during spring ski touring objectives.

Parks Canada Visitor Safety

Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

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Attached are photos from the Wapta Icefields taken in September 2024 that may be useful for trip planning during spring ski touring objectives. Parks Canada Visitor Safety Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

03/30/2025

Yoho National Park

Parks Canada - Sunday, March 30, 2025 - 11:30

Avalanche control is being conducted on Mt Stephen and Mt Bosworth on Monday, March 31, 2025. These areas will be CLOSED.

See the following link for more closure details: http://tinyurl.com/webpsp4d

Thanks for your cooperation,

Parks Canada Visitor Safety

Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

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Avalanche control is being conducted on Mt Stephen and Mt Bosworth on Monday, March 31, 2025. These areas will be CLOSED. See the following link for more closure details: http://tinyurl.com/webpsp4d Thanks for your cooperation, Parks Canada Visitor Safety Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

03/29/2025

Little Yoho

Jen Olson - Saturday, March 29, 2025 - 09:00

Just out from the Stanley Mitchell hut, guiding for On Top March 24-28, 2025.

Current ski conditions: some dust on crust on lower angle open slopes but mostly breakable crust on all aspects (1800-2300m). Isothermic snowpack below 1500m. But old tracks on the road were still holding up well.

Mostly observed wet sluffs in the storm snow out of steep terrain on all aspects. Didn’t see a lot of slabs or deeper releases. Limited observations with cloud cover and not travelling above 2550m. There was one big crown (est. 1m deep by 50m wide) after the March 26th storm on a SE aspect of pollinger (2400m) possibly size 2.5.

There was one avalanche off of Wapta mountain that crossed the road and broke some new trees.

There were big sluffs on the road before the big bend. See photos.

Before the storm, we skied some north aspects below 2300m up to 30 degrees and found no signs of instability.

There was no one else in the area during our time.

At the Stanley Mitchell hut, the glass is broken on the wood stove- the Alpine Club of Canada is aware of this. It did not adversely impact our stay.

The warm weather may have woken up a furry clawed friends.

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Just out from the Stanley Mitchell hut, guiding for On Top March 24-28, 2025. Current ski conditions: some dust on crust on lower angle open slopes but mostly breakable crust on all aspects (1800-2300m). Isothermic snowpack below 1500m. But old tracks on the road were still holding up well.

03/28/2025

North Cariboos

Sean Prockter - Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 15:00

I spent the last 6 days (Mar. 22-27th) skiing in the North Cariboo Mountains outside McBride, BC guiding for Robson Backcountry Adventures. The week started off with cool temperatures, moderate SE winds and unsettled weather with 15-30cms of new snow (mostly falling on Friday the 21st). A warming trend began on Monday, peaking mid-day on Wednesday with freezing levels reaching 3,000m. Winds were calm, skies overcast and only a few cms of snow fell during that time (no rain). Thursday showed a significant cooling with 10-15cms of new snow.

Avalanche conditions overall were excellent. There was one sz2 cornice-triggered windslab avalanche observed right below ridge crest on a N-facing ALP feature (see "pointing"photo), likely failing Monday afternoon when we observed moderate wind transport throughout the day. We started the week out cautiously, not knowing how reactive the Feb. drought and Mar. 8 layers would be as well as windslabs, but soon pulled persistent slabs out of our avalanche problems and only had windslabs possible on lee slopes in the ALP directly below ridgecrest. The big warm up on Wednesday had us stepping back as we observed significant snowballing/pinwheeling on all aspects and elevations. Moist snow was found in the top 5cms throughout the ALP and over 30cms down at BTL. Surprisingly, no avalanche activity was observed that day.

Throughout the week, we skied from 1300-2400m on all aspects up to 40 degrees. HS remained around 200cm at TL with 300+cm on the glacier. Below 1900m on Wednesday afternoon, and below 1500m on Thursday, the snow became unskiable due to warm temperatures. Outside of that, snow conditions were excellent all week with a lot of happy faces and everyone having the "ski jitters." Happy spring skiing everyone!

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I spent the last 6 days (Mar. 22-27th) skiing in the North Cariboo Mountains outside McBride, BC guiding for Robson Backcountry Adventures. The week started off with cool temperatures, moderate SE winds and unsettled weather with 15-30cms of new snow (mostly falling on Friday the 21st). A warming tr...

03/26/2025

Orca Bowl

Steve Kuijt - Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 07:45

Saw this avalanche this morning confirming the AvCan rating for the last few days. No overnight freeze again last night, so conditions haven’t changed yet! Probably 2.5m fracture line.

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Saw this avalanche this morning confirming the AvCan rating for the last few days. No overnight freeze again last night, so conditions haven’t changed yet! Probably 2.5m fracture line.