Gnarnia Skin Track, Knucklehead Rec. Area
skiwithruth,
Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM
<p>30-45 cm new in the last 48 hours
1:15pm 1390m, -2, light snow
1:50pm +2, light misting rain
Wind SW 30 km/hr gusting 40 km/hr
Depth of snow 195 cm (hit dirt with the probe)
Probe hit crusty layers at following depths: 100cm, 130cm, 170cm - took 4 tries each to bust through at 130 & 170
Depth of snow pit 100cm (super solid at 100cm)
CT 17 - 30cm
CT 24 - 45cm
70cm to 100 cm was set up hard
Riding Quality: OK to terrible by 2pm
Snow Conditions:Deep new snow, rain on top
We rode: Mellow slopes, open trees
We stayed away from: steep slopes, alpine, and **tree wells
The day was: stormy & wet
Avalanche conditions: 30-45cm new in the last 48 hrs. we did not see any avalanches re: low visibility, no whumfing or drum-like sounds (we departed before that set up), 1pm to 2pm temp rose over freezing and light rain precip, some pinwheeling off the banks on the access road out.</p>
Location: 49.93699000 -124.16079000