Quiet day and deep snow

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>Spent a day at Bow Summit today with a group of 6 Intro to backcountry ski touring students. We were the only group there.</p> <p>With over 50 cm's of new snow over last 48 hours we were not brave enough to drive into the unplowed parking lot choosing to park at the turn off.</p> <p>It snowed close to 10cm in the 5 hours we were there with temperatures in the -3 to -5 range and no wind.</p> <p>No avalanche activity was noted but visibility was very limited. We stuck to low angle terrain topping out at treeline (~2300 m). Trail breaking was relatively easy through this cold smoke powder and skiing was excellent for those who could maintain their momentum.</p> <p>Road conditions were treacherous as there has not been any plowing done past the 93N turn off.<br /> As Jordy mentioned the other day - expect to be self reliant with good winter tires and a high clearance vehicle.</p> <p>With lots more snow in the forecast overnight I would expect avalanche and road conditions to continue deteriorate so tomorrow might be another great day to enjoy some resort skiing.</p>