Good snow in the trees above 1600m and on shady aspects. The rest was crusty on the surface up to our high point of 2000 m. Above 1800m it was thin enough that it wasn’t too noticeable on the sled. Sun felt hot but air was cool enough that crusts were still intact by the time we were headed out around 3 but we weren’t on steep solars. Previous days’ loose dry and loose wet visible but the only new activity we observed was small point releases out of extreme cliffy terrain.

Lots of evidence of small loose wet and loose dry avalanches out of steep east to west aspects, suspected to have run naturally the previous day. Snow was running loose dry in top 10cm with skier traffic on north aspects, no cracking or propagation. When we went onto westerly aspects below 2100m the surface was crusty. Cornices were relatively small and well-supported.

Toured up the Fingers and skied the Womb down today. Lots of sun and no wind on the ridge line. We measured a temperature of 0 C at 2100 meters in the shade. Snow was preserved on polar aspects however previous skier traffic made for a variable ski down the Womb. No evidence of avalanches from the last 24 hours but found some old debris in the guts of the womb. Saw several small cornice failures that did not trigger slabs below them.

The up track is in good shape, the main chute has been skied out, wind and sun effected. Good base with a thin sun crust. Some untracked powder in a few spots. The picture is from last spring this time, be aware the run out on the up track can be significant.

pit at 1950m, north new/old interface down 20cm, failed on shear buried SH down 50cm CTH 28 Q2, ECTN the layers are evident but unreactive, failing on shear only

Attempted McPherson from the north but the clouds and wind had other plans. The wind effect in the alpine is substantial and has moved every last bit of transportable snow. Good skiing below tree line. There were ten or so other tracks in the womb today.

Amazing day in the womb with a big crew (7 people). Great skiing all the way down the womb. Minor slugging on steeper slopes. RP on a CT and a RP on a ECTP down 40 storm snow. Both failures were quite resistant and mostly low density snow on top of the wind slab. Probed an HS of 250 on the fingers ridge and ~250 at the top of the womb. 2 people had skied before us so there are quite a few tracks in the womb now but still good skiing! Also, the up track up to the ridge of the fingers is amazing. Kudos to whoever put that in.

Made it out of hibernation from the gorge to ski some decent powder on fuzzy know. We experienced many shooting cracks and slabs on the way down but nothing had the momentum to run larger than a size 1. Ski cut a convex roll and had some shooting cracks but again, no momentum and limited propagation. Steeper terrain would most likely have more impressive results. Time to go back into hibernation at the gorge. PF 60+ cm SP 40 cm Much love, The Gorge Goblin

We had an amazing day on Begbie Shoulder, with bottomless powder that made me wish I had fatter skis. It was snowing lightly all day and was quite windy at ridge top so we found an alternate way into our our line to avoid the loaded start zones. At treeline and below we saw some very small slabs in the top 10cm, but nothing to be overly concerned about. We also witnessed a very large sluff come off some rocky cliffs around 330pm.

I like this snow. It was the type of snow that when you make a turn, you disappear into the abyss and get lost in hyperspace. 30-35 new cms on burnt knob today. Lots of fast running sluff up to size 1-1.5. On solar aspects there was a sun crust that created a nice surface for the new snow to slide on. Temps warmed up as the day went on. Watch out for the nordic mob down at the base. 400 Nordic skiers will make you feel considerably slower than you already are.

No visible or audible signs of avalanche activity. Stopped half way down for an equipment adjustment, had a ski off and standing on the snow pack, base was solid.

The snow was heavy and gloppy at the base of MacPherson, but the riding was still great.

With stability being in the foreground of everyone’s mind these day I feel we travelled conservatively gain confidence as the day went on. The group looked at larger open slopes and made a good call and said there is no point. Let get up to the ridge from a less exposed route. Which proved to be more fun anyways. It may have been a steeper chute style feature but it was much lower consequence. Don’t let your guard down out there. Things feel pretty set up right now. But I think it’s too soon to be Getting to comfortable on the big slopes. We definitely pushed the limits today getting into tight steep slopes but overall things felt really good. When digging a test holes along the way found a crust down 20 from a warming event sitting between to big unconsolidated storm layers. Surfacehoar/facet layers we closer to 200cm down. No tests done as there was close to a 1m of fresh snow in the area.

MacPhearson summit via the west ridge. Avoided wind-loaded slopes in the alpine. No signs of instability in the trees. Snow quality good between 1500 and 2200m.

We went for a jaunt up to Begbie shoulder today to hunt for surface hoar. We found that there is a crust under the most recent storm snow at 1500 m and below. The surface snow was moist up to about 1800 m. In the forest the evidence of the recent wind was shown in the form of many tree bombs and lots of woody debris. Once you reach the ridge top the recent winds had filled the previous tracks as well as built some new winds slabs in the lee that were 10 - 30cm thick. While we were unable to find the surface hoar in the exact places we dug today, the avalanche evidence lately suggests it is still out there. We chose a conservative line down through the trees and enjoyed our "coastal powder"

Spent the day sledding up to Mt Hall. Great powder riding where untracked. Dug a test profile at roughly 2100 m on a Northeast aspect, with no significant results observed. Generally, low-density powder snow overlays a firm, well-consolidated mid-pack. While probing we could feel the November facet layer 20 to 40 cm above the ground.

Sled skied Begbie shoulder, there was a surface crust up to about 1400 m and soft snow above that. We remained in the relatively dense trees due to the various layers in the snowpack, though we didnt see signs of recent avalanche activity in the adjacent larger bowls. Ski penetration was about 30 cm, leading to some fun skiing.

ECTN 16 progressive collapse 50cm down on surface hoar

We noticed this on our way out around 14:00 from a kilometer away. We rode near it and did a beacon search just to confirm it was clear. We hope no one got injured. Stay safe out there

Started in the morning few degree below 0 with ice pellets precipitation. Turned to rain after a few hours and stop a bit after 12. A rain crust start to form below 1300m. Above 1300 was just really wet and sticky. Surprisingly, the snow felt pretty stable and felt like it was bonding relatively well. No sign of cracking but one relatively loud whumpf. We stick to low consequence terrain.

Needs more snow, no obvious signs of instability.

Cold morning and rapid warming temps on solar asps

Lots of cracking and slides today. Triggered by snowboarder and remote trigger. Big storm slabs roughly 60 cm depth sitting on surface hoar. Snow is easily and fast moving.

Sled skiing up on Begbie Shoulder today, things got electric! As we ascended the ridge we felt several large settlements. Warm temperatures throughout the day caused rapid settlement in the upper storm snow. We played it quite safe and stuck to lower-angle tree skiing, but any small steep rolls above 35 degrees produced small slab avalanches on a storm interface down 20 cm or a surface hoar layer down 40 cm. Nov 21st interface showed propagating results in snowpack tests down 110cm. Things really changed out there today, play safe!

Nearly 30 cm of fresh snow in the last 48 hrs