Good vis and snowpack
Quick reportpowderhond · Jan 10, 2026 · South Okanagan
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, hard
Good day of skiing. Skied steep sections with confidence having a good pit and column test.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -2
- Max Temp
- 0
- Min Temp
- -9
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- NE
- Storm Snow Amount
- 12
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Good weather. Slightly warmer tempts may be helping to heal and consolidate the snowpack.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 235
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 210
- Ski Penetration
- 5
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 40
- Test Failure Depth
- 186
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Snowpack column test showed an uneven breakline deep in the snowpack but only after 7 hard (from shoulder) smacks on the shovel. I wouldn't view this as a faultline but rather characteristic of the snow. Snowpacks looked well consolidated. Very blocky when digging with shovel.