Swift Creek Cabins - Day 1
Quick reportesmeadows ยท Apr 8, 2026
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- powder
There had been about 20 cm of new snow prior to our arrival on April 8. Skiing was good on all aspects but not deep powder. We were skiing in the top 20 cm of new snow. Day was cloudy to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures. We skied on W, NW and SE aspects. Based on local ski maps, we skied runs named Yum! Yum!, Gandalf the White, and Social Studies.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 4
- New Snow24 Hours
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 20
Snowpack
- Depth
- 325
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2245
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- crust, newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
ECTN10. The only snowpack layer we could easily perceive was a rain crust at about 20 cm, which was the location of the fracture. The snowpack seemed well consolidated. There was about 20 cm of new snow below which was very firm. Good skiing but not deep powder.