Riding in the Rain

<p>Our initial plan to head up Mt Arrowsmith was foiled by the dreaded Cameron FSR, even with 4x4 and chains the road was a skating rink covered in running water. We decided to head further west and venture towards 5040 Peak. We encountered rain/snow to valley bottom and a fully saturated snowpack. On the plus side, we were able to travel on snow from the highway! We rode up to 640m and enjoyed some travel in the rain. Visibility was poor, and where we turned around we observed the freezing level to be ~800m. While all of our crusts seem to be melting down here, we suspect they still exist at higher elevations. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Wet.