Chickadee Valley

Quick report

S123 · Jan 29, 2023 · Maligne

View on map

Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, powder

Okay riding in chickadee valley, snow was faceted but did notice distinct wind slab near the top when pushing pole down to test snow. Now a lot of snow at all, and previous ski tracks were very hard and crusty. It was very cold in the morning at the car (-30ish) but warmed up in the afternoon to around -18/-15. Bluebird day with lots of sun warming. Did see some avalanche debris on steep south east facing gullies, probably around a 1.5 size and stopped halfway down slope. Punching through quite deep on the skin track, and punching down to ground when stepping off skis.

1 photo