Nine Mile Icy Skiing

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

hard, windAffected, crusty

Toured up to Nine Mile Mountain Friday & Saturday to watch the sunset but ended up with the most amazing cloud inversion! Snow line sits around 800m, below that was all ice & rocks with patches of hard snow. We expected more warming throughout the day but the snow stayed hard and crusty both days. Zero wind on Friday & light winds starting Saturday around 2am on ridge tops, calm still in the meadow. The wind was surprisingly warm! We did see a crown line across the valley from Nine Mile summit on the unnamed peak just below, but too far away to see if it was recent (see photo) - looked to be about Sz1 that slid on all N aspects. We ski cut a few small rolls but no results. Snow was very firm. Ski out on the road was extra crusty & compact. Lots of SH formed overnight, especially present around & below the fog line at 700m. Very clear temp inversion!