GNP: Balu Pass
Quick reportds.healey · Jan 8, 2026 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- terrible
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected
Challenging trail breaking led to poor snow conditions for down skiing. Widespread Very Soft Slab (Fist to Four Finger resistance) in all areas exposed to wind. Limited wind effect in dense tree zones. No signs of natural activity, or reactivity from our trail breaking. Limited visibility due to continual snow showers. Occasional ridge top views showed moderate cornice development, but still small/tender in size. Multiple parties in 8812/Ursus trees had already departed the area when we returned to the Balu trail at 1430.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -9
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- W
- New Snow24 Hours
- 5
- Storm Start Date
- 2026-01-06
- Storm Snow Amount
- 40
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 150
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Site Elevation
- 2000
- Ski Penetration
- 50
- Foot Penetration
- 75
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow