False prophets

Quick report

thomasbiddlecombe · Dec 4, 2025 · Icefields

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
openTrees
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected

MIN REPORT NOTES: ⛰️❄️❄️❄️❄️💨💨💨💨💨❄️⛰️ 52.47543N, -117.50165E 1485m altitude @ 10:09: Sunwapta river is frozen over with snow on top, not sure of ice depth ⛰️❄️❄️❄️❄️💨💨💨💨💨❄️⛰️ 52.2269N, -117.25041E 1969m altitude @ 11:26: Weird ice crystals ⛰️❄️❄️❄️❄️💨💨💨💨💨❄️⛰️ 52.22687N, -117.25313E 2005m altitude @ 11:44: Stiffness in the rain layer observed at 5 cm depth ⛰️❄️❄️❄️❄️💨💨💨💨💨❄️⛰️ 52.22674N, -117.25343E 2013m altitude @ 11:49: 20 to 30 cm of snow ﹋﹋﹋\/﹋﹋|⛷️|﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋\/﹋﹋ 52.22377N, -117.25667E 2102m altitude @ 13:00: Rain layer gone /\^^/\ ⛷️/\^/\ /\^^/\ /\^/\ ⛷️/\^^/\ 52.22262N, -117.25798E 2147m altitude @ 13:28: 2 1/2 hours for 200 m of elevation game /\^^/\ ⛷️/\^/\ /\^^/\ /\^/\ ⛷️/\^^/\ 52.2216N, -117.25848E 2179m altitude @ 13:44: Follow the skin track from here We approached through the trees. Don’t do this it’s horrible and steep and just no. Go up the south ridge. But atm there isn’t enough snow, a lot of core shots and a walk off for some of it. We only got 300m up in 3hrs, and that’s only because the terrain was horrific, we were physically fine. The gully’s for Churchill look okayyy but idk how much snow you need for it, but the sides of the gully where bear. Shoutout to my fan in the visitor center, sorry no zip line across the river today.