Forester
Quick reportYYCSplitboarder · Jan 4, 2026 · West Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- warm
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
No signs of avalanche activity. No concerning signs while skinning or riding. Only rode south facing slope from 1900-2150m elevation tree line and below *test was only done on the top 130cm* Did a standard CT and a ECT in the same pit. No results even with extra hits. Snowpack went from fist to one finger. Right side up well bonded.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 2
- Storm Start Date
- 2026-01-05
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Heard some wind overnight. Daytime was very calm.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 300
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- S
- Site Elevation
- 2150
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 30
- Sled Penetration
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
*test was only done on the top 130cm* Did a standard CT and a ECT in the same pit. No results even with extra hits. Snowpack went from fist to one finger. Right side up well bonded.