STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE FOR WHITEWATER SKI RESORT Kutetl, Whitewater Ski Resort Backcountry Aspect: East Elevation 2140m FAT & LOW ANGLE That's probably going to be the theme for the season. We are avoiding shallow snowpacks, especially those over rocky/unsupported terrain, where these layers are closer to the surface ...
Snowpack Update Dec 31 2022
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE FOR WEST ARM PROVINCIAL PARK Date: Dec 31 2022 Location: Evening Ridge, West Arm Provincial Park Elevation/Aspect: 1950m/West Sorry for the delay in getting this out - one of us has to take some time off - but back to our PSA! The persistent weak layers continue to be a persistent issue as they can still be ...
Snowpack Update - Deep Dive Dec 12 2022
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE FOR THE WEST KOOTENAYS Date: December 12, 2022 Where: West Kootenay Boundary Judson dives deep into the snowpack to break down what the current state of our snowpack is and what is happening in the backcountry. This update covers: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Current Conditions 02:11 Avalanche Bulletin&...
Latest Snowpack Update - Deep Into The Snowpack
December 1, 2022 Today we break from field observations to give a general overview of the snowpack and avalanche conditions we are seeing. In this video we breakdown: The Avalanche Canada Bulletin in the North and South of the region. Snowpack depths for various locations and elevations.The layers we see in the snowpack and their distributionA deta...
Lastest Snowpack Update For Nov 30, 2022
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE, IT IS DUMPING!! Date: November 30th, 2022 Where: Sliver King Ridge Aspect + Elevation: North/2000m Today we found excellent skiing on low-angle smooth slopes with true Kootenay Cold Smoke coming down. We went for a tour to the top of Silverking Ridge. The snowpack depth was highly variable depending on aspect and eleva...
Snowpack Update Nov 26, 2022
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE FOR WHITEWATER SKI RESORT Date: November 26, 2022 Where: Whitewater Ski Resort Backcountry Aspect + Elevation: South/1800m This is an update to our Nov 24 snowpack update and wanted to highlight some exciting results we noticed. First Day of an AST-1 course. Good news/bad news: the riding was half decent but,...
Snowpack Update Nov 24, 2022
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK UPDATE FOR WHITEWATER SKI RESORT Date: November 24, 2022 Where: Whitewater Ski Resort Backcountry Aspect + Elevation: NW/1980m GOOD NEWS! The snowpack is building and backcountry skiers have been out skiing powder in areas of smooth ground cover. We are at a normal season average for snowpack depth between 70-100cm at Tr...