Cypress Backcountry
Quick reportPie Boy · Feb 4, 2021 · North Shore
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, foggy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Significant tree bombs and sun effect on solar aspects made for tricky skinning below treeline. Ski pen 10-20cm, with pockets of powder sheltered from solar effect, tree bombs, or avalanche activity from earlier in the week. As noted in previous MIN report, there was a widespread avy cycle on west/northwest aspects, with significant amount of avalanche debris running into large timber along a trail.