Sun Peaks backcountry
Quick reportlinuus · Jan 23, 2024 · Shuswap
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, warm
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, powder, wet, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Quick day out with some decent, settled, powder skiing
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 20
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Warm and wet with a distinct snow line showing in the trees approx 200m above the base elevation of the resort. Mixed bag of weather throughout the day with some broken skies around mid-day. Light to moderate SW winds observed on ridge tops.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1950
- Ski Penetration
- 5
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
The recent storm snow is dense and settled with total amount approx 15-20cm. This new snow sits above previous surfaces which is less dense creating a slightly upside down feel when skiing. Ski pen ranging from 5-10cm in open areas and slightly more in sheltered spots. The new snow looks to be bonding well to the old snow with very resistant hand shears or no results in areas travelled