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Quick reportYukon Field Team · Jan 11, 2023 · Kootenay
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
It was a tricky day for travel, particularly at road level where a layer of freezing rain/ice fog formed an instant sheet of ice on all surfaces (including goggles). We did make it up into Big Y. There has yet to be any significant wind effect barring the highest ridge lines and snow quality is still excellent as the wind that was forecasted today did not materialize in any meaningful way. We observed a large size 2.5 avalanche that propagated along the south facing ridge line in the Big Y valley in the last 48-72 hours. Snow pack is still thin (< 1 m) above 1600 meters and there are still rocks and stumps to be weary of when covering terrain.