Fat Flakes at Fraser

Today we went out to investigate snow conditions in the Fraser area. It was snowing throughout the day, with strong south winds in exposed areas. We found 20 to 40 cm deep deposits of wind-affected (but still soft) snow on lee slopes. We had 7 cm total by the end of the day, with more forecast. This snow overlies a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects. On shady slopes the new snow sits on firmer, previously wind-affected snow. We didn’t see any new avalanches, but visibility was limited. The Fraser area was heavily tracked before this storm, and while you still hit old tracks the riding quality was pretty good!