2014/2015 bc interior thread

[Lamothe]

Better save it from page 2. Some more pics from last weekend. Doing the 2nd weekend of my AST 2 this weekend, shitty timing for snow science.

Nice shots!

Family is visiting from the flat lands.

Kid brother finds soft at rmr.


Balu pass two days ago.








Going to take the little guy out for his first turns this week. Even he has a quiver he can't fully use.

[mntlion]

nice quiver...

[el hefe]

AST 2 course with Soulrides. Great time and great instruction. I even got to ride a Glacier!

[auxym]

So I went up to 8812 bowl today, for what was probably my last touring day before I head back to the EC ()

Overall a great day, skiing was good, quite a bit of wind blown soft stuff in the bowl with no tracks. There was a breakable sun crust from the sunny weekend that made it a bit challenging below 2000m or so. Skinning traverses on wind scoured faces was also pretty challenging (I'm looking at you, east face of bruins ridge, I actually had to self-arrest once by planting a pole under my ski when I lost both edges)

I have to say though, you guys are hardcore. Ski touring is hard.

[Lamothe]

Brought my kid brother out for some braper laps. Super creamy pow and solid 8 degrees in the alpine by noon . Creamy pow for all





A true lesson in sled skiing but all in all a great day out in the sun

[alive]

Nice work out there... Some great shot and skiing even though its been tough all around.

A scrappy day out last weekend at Little White. Some great lines in the area that would be a lot of fun with a little bit more snow. A little bit of an approach, though...
https://youtu.be/5DLDaurxbOo

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[el hefe]

Nice!! I have always wanted to go up there. Next year if there is a winter hit me up, rip up on the sled a bit easier I think!

[alive]

For sure, Hefe, a sled would cut a fair bit of the slogging... Still hopeing for a good storm or two yet this year, though

[Lamothe]

For sure, Hefe, a sled would cut a fair bit of the slogging... Still hopeing for a good storm or two yet this year, though

Yeah let's hope so. Precip on the way but coming as rain....unusual...

[auxym]

coming as rain....unusual...

[sparkletarte.]

at ww- 25c in the last 24hrs.

super crazy line up, I mean why would they extend the maze when it hasn't snowed in a month and it's spring break and the Glory chair shut down yesterday?

Did one run then the power went out. They offloaded one chair with the back up gennie.

Went home.

[el hefe]

I kept telling myself that March would be good...... another f-ing pineapple rolling in by the looks of things. Jesus H Christ.

[Lamothe]

I kept telling myself that March would be good...... another f-ing pineapple rolling in by the looks of things. Jesus H Christ.

Lucky number 7! Maybe snow up high. The iron pony might have too get me higher than rmr can offer.

[aragon]

Lucky number 7! Maybe snow up high. The iron pony might have too get me higher than rmr can offer.

We have 3 days at K3 coming up this week... hoping FL are high enough for us to ski some snow!! *fingerscrossed*

[el hefe]

Looking like above 2000m-2100m going to be deep and heavy. Better then rain to 2400m. Fingers crossed for faceshots. Going to interesting avi conditions to say the least.

[teamdirt]

Looking like above 2000m-2100m going to be deep and heavy. Better then rain to 2400m. Fingers crossed for faceshots. Going to interesting avi conditions to say the least.

Should be hopefully better inland. South Coast saying 1700-1800M. Thats just above treeline on Whistler.

[el hefe]

Looks like the same temp/FL spike down at the coast as well on Friday. Seeing 2200m for WB.

My neck of the woods:

Today

Sunny with cloudy periods.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: High 2 °C.
Ridge wind west: 15-35 km/h.
Freezing level: 1900 metres.
Tonight

Cloudy with clear periods.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: Low -1 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h.
Freezing level: 1500 metres.
Weak temperature inversion.
Thursday

Periods of snow.
Accumulation: 16 cm.
Alpine temperature: High 1 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 20-40 km/h.
Freezing level: 1800 metres.
Friday

Rain.
Precipitation: 19 mm.
Alpine temperature: Low 0 °C, High 5 °C.
Ridge wind south: 20 km/h gusting to 55 km/h.
Freezing level: 2300 metres.
Saturday

Snow.
Accumulation: 21 cm.
Alpine temperature: Low -2 °C, High 3 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h.
Freezing level: 2000 metres.
Sunday

Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: Low -4 °C, High -1 °C.
Mostly light ridge wind occasionally gusting to 30 km/h.
Freezing level: 1600 metres.

[teamdirt]

It keeps changing. Hope for the best. Looks like it will be pow on Thursday-Friday might be a wash, but Saturday the FL goes back down and another 20cm out this way.

[Lamothe]

Well. Here goes.

Tonight
Clear periods.
Precipitation: Nil.

Alpine temperature: Low 0

Clear periods.

Ridge wind southwest: 15-30 km/h.

Freezing level: 1800 metres.

Thursday
Periods of wet snow mixed with rain.
Accumulation: 13 cm.

Alpine temperature: High 2

Periods of wet snow mixed with rain.

Ridge wind southwest: 20-40 km/h.

Freezing level: 2000 metres.

Friday
Snow and rain mixed, heavy at times.
Accumulation: 29 cm.

Alpine temperature: Low 0 High 3

Snow and rain mixed, heavy at times.

Ridge wind south: 15-25 km/h.

Freezing level: 2100 metres.

Saturday
Snow, heavy at times.
Accumulation: 26 cm.

Alpine temperature: Low -2 High 3

Snow, heavy at times.

Ridge wind south: 20 km/h.

Freezing level: 2100 metres.

Sunday
A mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.

Alpine temperature: Low -4 High -1

A mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries.

Ridge wind south: 10-20 km/h.

Freezing level: 1600 metres.

[teamdirt]

FL back down for Coast. 1600-1800m. Snowing this morning. Hopefully you guys get the same. Getting ready for a shred fest in Golden for April so hoping you guys get it white.

[el hefe]

Yeah keeps changing, should know better to post stuff from 3 days out!

Fingers crossed, looking like the north side of the HWY will be better. Looks like I am heading that way this weekend. Fingers crossed for a cold april. Seems like the way things have been going lately. Cat ops closing have been the best ski days for me the past few years.

[el hefe]

Couple of feet in the monashee! Rained up to 1800m last night. Reports of numerous size 3's in the alpine at Monashee pow. Be careful out there. Heading to Eagles with a large posse tomorrow, watch out for the shit show.

[el hefe]

Wicked day of sledding, avi conditions were too high to ski anything worth skiing when the sledding was epic. 2ft+ up at Eagles pass.

[Lamothe]

Wicked day of sledding, avi conditions were too high to ski anything worth skiing when the sledding was epic. 2ft+ up at Eagles pass.

Looks rad! Things are definitely to hit ATM . Two dead at mcbride

[el hefe]

A few more. I messed up my sled and my body pretty good smoking a tree. Then tried my hand at dropping a cliff on the sled, that didn't turn out too well either. I should stick to skiing and taking photos of good sledders!

The sled road out of Eagles is pretty much half mud all the way up to 1600m. Only about 1ft of snow left up to that elevation on any south aspects. As soon as you hit 1800m there is good coverage though. Snowing pretty good to 1100m in Vernon today.