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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 28th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs.
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Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Loose Wet.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs.
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Published: Mar 2nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 1st, 2025Touchy Soft slabs
A learning day with large amounts of snowfall overnight and throughout the day. Saw naturals up to size 1. We hiked up from km15. At the summit we saw a large crown at least 40cm deep on a NW aspect that ran about 10m that had been skier triggered already by a group of three by the time we reached the ridge. Skiing was great but there were shooting cracks and soft slabs that were running fast and could gain some momentum if steep enough.
Our group triggered a size 1 with 1 involved with no injuries or lost gear. The everything was releasing from the lower side of trees.
collinbondy,
Sunday 7th January, 2024 6:30PM
why do they call me Mr Happy
busy day in the valley. several skier accidental storm labs kick off on steep slopes through out the day. one crossing the ski track.
adrian451,
Sunday 7th January, 2024 6:40AM
Class 1 avalanche storm slab
chase.masson89,
Saturday 6th January, 2024 9:40PM
Spicy Storm Snow
We saw several size 1.5-2 soft slab avalanches triggered by snowmobiles - the avalanches were on wind loaded slopes (north westerly aspects) and fracture crowns ranged from 50-70cm with strong propagation on the Dec 30 sun crust. All the avalanches observed were on steep slopes, often with convex features. Speaking with other riders there were also similar reports of avalanches on easterly aspects - 40-50cm down on the same layer. We were travelling around 1800m today.
n.overwater,
Saturday 6th January, 2024 4:20PM
Cropper goes down
jeffgharker,
Friday 5th January, 2024 8:10PM
Laps at the gorge
Went for a ski at the Gorge from km 17. It snowed most of the day in varying intensities, ~10cm accumulation throughput the day at higher elevations with limited vis. Rain/sleet on the lower half of the sled out. The skiing was great above 1800m but became quite heavy below. Overall the snowpack felt supportive, but above 1800m we had lots of sluffing of the top 10-15cm which gathered a fair bit of mass. Seemed to be running on a smooth softish crust layer which we could feel underfoot. By the end of the day this layer was beginning to form a slab but wasn’t fully consolidated. HS 155cm and the air temp -1 at 1800m.
heneudorf,
Monday 1st January, 2024 7:50AM
Low tide burn riding
Snowpack depth was around 130cm at 1800 m. The surface was well-settled powder, a crust was buried 60 cm down. The riding was okay but tentative in the burn, with logs, stumps and punjy trees sticking out and big holes in otherwise covered creek beds. Freezing level was around 1600 m but the snow wasn’t noticeably moist until much lower.
Could definitely use more snow.
ahanna,
Thursday 28th December, 2023 9:10PM
Low Tide Gorge Ride
We headed up to the Gorge to check on wind slab development, and the early December surface hoar layer. Also, we were on the lookout for problematic basal facets, but we weren't surprised that we didn't find them at the elevation we reached (2000 m). We found a variety of wind affected surfaces on exposed treeline ridgetops, and some cracking around our skis, but no shooting cracks. We expect that at higher elevations in bigger features, the wind slab problem might be more concerning. On a north aspect, we found the surface hoar down 80 cm, and continuing to gain strength. It was unreactive to compression tests, possibly due to the crust sandwich 25 cm above it. We had decent ankle deep skiing down from the ridge in the trees, but as we got closer to 1500 m we really had to watch out for frozen tree bombs and barely buried logs, stumps and bushes.
AVCAN FORECASTER,
Wednesday 27th December, 2023 5:30PM
Wind
ski cut a size one wind slab at the top of Dirt Chute. ridge top is very wind affected. the trees are alright. surface hoar found to ridge top.
adrian451,
Sunday 24th December, 2023 11:40AM
Swimming at the gorge
Sledded up the road to km 17 to go for a short ski to check out conditions. Rained from the moment we started to the moment we got back. Would’ve been drier in a pool. Was 1 degree at km 3 and -1 at 1540m around 12pm but still raining. Access road was in decent shape due to good throttle control from previous sleds minimizing “whoops”.
heneudorf,
Thursday 21st December, 2023 2:00PM
Feathers under crust
Riding conditions were much easier than last week, but it was more tracked out. Good to see people getting out:) The rain crust is now under about 40 cm of soft snow, so riding was great wherever you could find a patch without a track in it. We stayed in mellow terrain today, as we were mostly spending our time digging for information about the early December surface hoar layer. See snowpack comments.
AVCAN FORECASTER,
Wednesday 13th December, 2023 5:00PM
Gorge 15k steeps
Sleds to 15km at Gorge. Set track up to upper chute where we skiied first lap. Ski cut pushed significant sluff into size 1 down the chute on very hard crust. Skiing lower down was good. Lap two went skiiers left of the chute. Ski cut again caused significant sluffing into size ones which ran a few hundred meters on hard crust. As before, skiing down low much better than up high. No pit but storm snow on crust probably about 35cms.
vanallen.jt,
Monday 11th December, 2023 3:20PM
turns?
supportive crust will hopefully be buried by now.
ECT22 down 40cm.
adrian451,
Saturday 9th December, 2023 5:40PM
Not so happy valley
We sledded into gorge 15km, climbed to happy valley on an un-breakable crust. Dug a pit at 2000m, north aspect, 37 degree slope. Total depth 125cm. Results: ECTP13 and CTE (on3). Both tests had a sudden planar collapse down 40cm, and the blocks slid off onto our laps. We skied down the uptrack.
parkerfc,
Thursday 7th December, 2023 4:20PM
Crusty
We went to Frisby to assess the damage done by the rain earlier this week. Below 1400m, air temps were still in the positives and the upper snowpack was still wet. The crust appeared somewhere between 1400-1600m. At 2000m, the crust was 5cm thick, generally not supportive to boots and variably supportive to sleds. Flurries throughout the morning covered the crust in 15cm of new snow.
In our snow profile, we found 30cm of moist or wet snow below the crust. We also observed a layer of large graupel 60cm deep and a layer of large surface hoar crystals 80-90 cm deep. Neither gave significant repeatable results in snowpack tests. Unofficial methods following the tests got the block to shoot out on the surface hoar layer. We postulated that the crust and lack of consolidated slab directly above the problem layers is holding things together for now. The bottom 60 cm of the snowpack was composed of faceted snow.
Everyone we spoke to agreed the riding was pretty challenging. We’d probably wait for another snowfall before heading out again.
arienne.hanna,
Wednesday 6th December, 2023 5:10PM
East gorge
Shooting cracks triggered on nearly every slope, multiple small slabs breaking loose on all aspects at 30cm down on top of hoar layer.
bsobchak,
Sunday 3rd December, 2023 10:00PM
Queest
Good snow conditions but still need more snow! Observed many small slides and cracks. Some natural, some remotely triggered by us.
flatspeed,
Saturday 2nd December, 2023 10:40PM
East gorge
Whumpfing near 2000m in the sun. Crust layer approx 20cm above ground with 45cm of snow on top.
bsobchak,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:38PM
East gorge
bsobchak,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:38PM
Ultimate Frisby
Great riding considering only 60-70 cm in open areas around 1800 m. Minimal wind affect along ridgeline. Bumped a few shallow rocks but overall good conditions for early season training.
AVCAN FORECASTER,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Probing Frisby
Spent most of the day doing rescue practice on Frisby. Average snow depth was 50 to 80 cm and it was mostly unconsolidated.
AVCAN FORECASTER,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Grey day on Frisby
5-10cm of fresh snow on top of old tracks. Cloudy and grey throughout the with poor visibility at times.
Did some companion rescue training and rescue practice to start the season off right.
BryceSc,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Avy conditions
Lots of surface whore no signs of new avalanches.
sickingersimon,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Avy conditions
Lots of surface whore no signs of new avalanches.
sickingersimon,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
We’re so back
15-20cm of unconsolidated snow on top of thick crust makes for shit walking but okay skiing. Thin sun crust and large hoar crystals forming on south facing slopes at all elevations (see photo). Dug a very amateur snow pit on 35 degree southeast facing slope in open trees @2000m, no reactivity from crust in ECT. 60cm depth at 2000m, lots of rocks lower down. Nice conditions for November, lovely to be out in the snow again!
mitchellmtb6,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Drew Iverson
We were doing a AST1+ course, day 1 , was cloudy/foggy for the better part of the day once we got to alpine, conditions were hard to see from clouds/fog being low.
iversontrucking,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:36PM
Justin dube
80cm to 100cm of snow in areas. We witnessed large hoar frost particles on top layer. lots of sugary snow .Visibility was low as fog was around the 1900m-2100m mark all day. We where doing a ast1 course and the pic is from 50m away. Still early season. No arms where harmed during this day but didnt venture to far from trails and stuck to mellow slopes.
dube250,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:36PM
Frisby Lookout - First Ride of the year
First day of AST1 training. Roughly 80-100cm of snow near the peak of Frisby ridge.
cameron.comeau,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:36PM
Not so bad
We were hoping to pop out of the cloud and see some sky but the top of of the cloud was still just out of reach where we topped out at 2000 m. So the visibility was poor but the riding was surprisingly decent, ~15cm soft over compacted snow. In the trees, the snow had consolidated since last week and you could walk around sinking just to the top of your boot. Everywhere the surface was covered in thick, lumpy layers of surface hoar and/or rime.
arienne.hanna,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:36PM
Conditions Report from Frisby Creek and Rogers Pass backcountry
Mike Adolph,
Friday 21st April, 2023 7:15PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Frisby Creek conditions from ACMG TAP Ski Guide Exam, April 11-14
Jasmin Caton,
Friday 14th April, 2023 2:00PM
Great travel conditions on Frisby!
<p>10 to 15 cm of soft settled pow on a hard surface. Good travel, very little concern about avalanches today. Nice to be able to see!</p>
ghelgeson,
Friday 7th April, 2023 9:20AM
Gorge
paulcampsall,
Tuesday 4th April, 2023 10:10PM
Gorge Goblin Skis the Gorge
<p>I have returned to my natural habitat… Today, we skied two TLC (tree line couloirs/chutes) on the north face of a mountain that I cannot find a name for. North facing slopes are skiing quite beautifully today but everything else that has even glanced at the sun is destabilizing and whoomphing poomphing loomphing. Weather was a bipolar mixbag of everything. Name a weather condition and we saw it today. Even ducks were falling from the sky! Thoughout the day, chunguses with winterized lawn mowers have moved in and started to lay siege on KM20. </p>
the.gorge.goblin,
Tuesday 4th April, 2023 8:10PM
Gorge Happy Valley
<p>Great April skiing. ~25cm new over weekend in Happy Valley area. N through E aspects had no underling crust and skied very well. No slab avalanches observed, but small dry loose were readily triggered on steeper rolls.</p>
napalo,
Monday 3rd April, 2023 1:00PM
Boulder mountain Revelstoke
<p>Also observed signs of sun affected slopes that are possible to slide back at turbo hill area (pinwheels snow rolling down) stress fissures. Be mindful watching steep sunny slopes as you trek further back at Boulder. Slab size could vary from slope to slope it was snowing when we left.</p>
Owen Roes,
Monday 27th March, 2023 9:10PM
Near Miss With Sled
cjthompson0,
Monday 13th March, 2023 8:10AM
Gorge 17km
<p>Great powder skiing, 30-50cm deep. moderate amount of other tracks but plenty of open lines. Up track is well established.
No cracking, whumpfing, sluffing, or slabs witnessed.
+/- 30cm crown observed on other side of gully from car park at 17km. Visabilty limited further observations. </p>
gus-crick,
Thursday 2nd March, 2023 9:40AM
Frigid Frisby
<p>Played around on Frisby in the cold, found lots of good snow still. Also saw lots of signs of reverse loading, wind hammered east aspects and loaded west aspects. Snow was starting to consolidate in the open areas we played in </p>
BryceSc,
Thursday 23rd February, 2023 5:50PM
Boulder pow
<p>Rode around on Boulder in the fresh pow. We found ~40cm in the meadows near the hut (1650m) and up to 60cm on east aspects around 1950m. Didn’t venture any higher as the visibility was horrendous.</p>
BryceSc,
Tuesday 21st February, 2023 4:30PM
Main face ft storm slab
<p>Multiple layers of wind/storm slab in main face. The uppermost layer pulled out size 1 from just below the cornice and ran to mid way down the chute.
The other two layers we identified were unreactive but definitely present up top.
Roughly 5cm of snow fell on the car between 10:00-14:30, but it was -2 and snowing profusely when we left km15. </p>
shadcollins5,
Monday 20th February, 2023 6:10PM
Wind skin and slabs
<p>Gorge 15 saw some wind in the past few days. We skied west trees and main chute. Both had a decent wind skin on them. We were able to ski cut main chute producing multiple size 1-1.5s at various depths of storm and wind slabs. One cut stepped down about 30-40cms down. The typical depth was around 10-15cms. 15 will probably see some action tonight with the amount of loading forecasted. S1 by the end of the day. Probed 290cm at the top and on the first bench. Highly recommend the Rueben at the Malakwa cafe</p>
kykliss,
Monday 20th February, 2023 5:10PM
Gorge
<p>Another great day at the gorge. Winds were triggering tree bombs at TL and BTL. Noticeable wind effect in open trees at TL.
Few fallen/broken trees, due to load and wind.
HST up to 55cm</p>
vincentjauvin,
Sunday 19th February, 2023 5:20PM
Gorge 15
<p>Windy day up high at the gorge.
Gorge 15 saw some TRAFFIC yesterday, that said there’s still lots of room for first tracks.
The road is in pretty good shape considering all the new snow and the fact the plow hasn’t run in two days.
A 25-30cm storm/wind slab is kicking it in main face and birthday chute. We popped off a few biscuits throughout the day but nothing ran further than 20m.
The cornice above main face is fully formed now, and we remote triggered a 10cm wind slab below it from ridge top. Great day for practicing some rope work.
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shadcollins5,
Sunday 19th February, 2023 4:50PM
Gorge 15 Km
<p>A beauty day out. Would have loved to go bigger, but this isn't the time to.</p>
Danny Swayze,
Saturday 18th February, 2023 8:30PM