Illicillewaet Valley

Quick report

OSofer · Feb 22, 2023 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, stormy, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, heavy, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

We skied into the Illecillewaet valley today with the objective of Lookout Col. about half way up to the col the winds started to blow mod to strong from the N. Things slabbed up really quickly and everything became reactive under foot. We decided to turn around and go play in the protected trees nearby towards the Vaux glacier. Conditions were powder. Trail breaking was thigh deep all day.

Avalanche

Both Practice slopes had run full path before 10am.