Lizard-Flathead, British Columbia
Tuesday February 7th
Avalanche Canada, 16 hours ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Fish Bowl Headwall Avi
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 day ago
Observation
Observed 2 x natural avalanches on the Fish Bowl Headwall that occurred about 1 minute apart. Both appeared to be cornice triggered, with the first one giving a large "boom" similar to a bomb. We were quite far away so difficult to judge depth..
3 photos
Monday February 6th
Avalanche Canada, 1 day ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
AST 1
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
2 days ago
Observation
Snow depth 180cm on pass. Basel facets still present. Crust 80cm deep. Shoutout to Greg for a great course.
1 photos
AST 1 lost boys pass
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
2 days ago
Observation
We found the crust using our probe at 80cm under the surface. In pass - snowpack 180cm. Facets at bottoms.
1 photos
Sunday February 5th
Avalanche Canada, 2 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Sunday February 5th
Avalanche Canada, 2 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Untracked dry snow, but whumpfing
Lizard-Flathead:
Akamina,
3 days ago
Observation
Exploring above (south of) Wall L trail starting near creek crossing. 1-2C. Breaking trail. Snow noticeably drier here than E of Forum L junction. Ascended quickly, 3rd whumpf made it abundantly clear that we shouldn’t be up here without proper avvie gear.
42.5 Area
Lizard-Flathead:
Flathead,
3 days ago
Observation
Encountered Size 2 CS Debris while ascending(<12hrs). At the summit we accidentally caused cornice fall (1 cubic M). Triggered 1-1.5 storm slab that stepped down to deeper wind slab. 30-50deep. 30M wide . Ran about 300M.
2 photos
No lift lines when you take the heel toe express
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
3 days ago
Observation
Quick little exploratory ski up and over into mongolia bowl. Skied some nicer heavy powder in open trees on the way out, and then ventured out of the sheltered trees into mammoths droppings next to the skin track on the way back. Nothing of note besides some decent skiing away from the crowds
Mammoth Head Tour
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
3 days ago
Observation
Avalanche observation by Kyle Beaudry, seen near Lizard, reported on Sat 4th Feb, 2023 12:00PM
1 photos
Saturday February 4th
Avalanche Canada, 3 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
SW Mammoth's Head
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
3 days ago
Observation
We skied through Lost Boys and up behind Mammoth's Head. We didn't observe any recent avalanches and found a mix of wind affected snow in open areas and up to 25cm of powder in protected areas. We conducted an ECT with no fracture on a 35 degree slope at 1950m on the SE side of the shoulder.
2 photos
Friday February 3rd
Avalanche Canada, 4 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Friday February 3rd
Avalanche Canada, 4 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Friday February 3rd
Avalanche Canada, 4 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
AST 1 Field Day
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
5 days ago
Observation
We were on an AST 1 Field Day with StayWild Backcountry. We observed wind affected snow and M, westerly winds at the top of Lost Boys Pass. We primarily stuck to the tress for our session and found 10-15 cm of recent storm snow on old surfaces.
3 photos
Thursday February 2nd
Avalanche Canada, 5 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Wednesday February 1st
Avalanche Canada, 6 days ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Race Car
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
We toured up to Race Car Rock and found surprisingly good skiing below treeline and sheltered treeline, with up to 10cm of new snow on roughly 15cm of low density faceted snow. The wind picked up around lunch time and was gusting strong at ridge-top. It was -13.0 at the cabin and -10.0 at the road.
Tuesday January 31st
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Low Ridge 2000
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
Skied lower Fish bowl from Ridge 2000. Evidence of recent size 1-2 avalanches in lower Fish, which appear to have been naturally triggered. Found about 15-20cm of powder on top of a crust. Minimal wind affected snow, and no wind slab.
1 photos
Outer Siberia Ridge AST2
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
We skinned up from Falling Star along the edge of the trees to the saddle. One other group above us. We then skinned NE up to top of ridge. Dug a large snow pit on NW side of ridge. Snowpack depth 195 cm. Snowpack essentially as expected from regional snowpack data.
2 photos
Monday January 30th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
AST 2 Mammoth
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
We travelled from Lost Boys up to the shoulder of Mammoth and then skied back down and up to Lost Boys. It was a clear, cold day with light wind. Surprisingly pleasant given the temperature. Heavily wind affected snow surface at all elevations and surface faceting.
2 photos
Sunday January 29th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Ridge 2000
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
Pretty hollow up on/close to the ridge. Very mediocre skiing down into Liverworst, (we thought it would’ve been sheltered. It wasn’t) patches of thick wind slab mixed with powder made for a frustrating descent. The gorgeous blue skies and light wind made up for it.
2 photos
Tunnel Circuit
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
A great day for a long tunnel ski, we did a loop through McDermott-mercury basins. We got a good look at most aspects and can confirm that everything has some form of wind effect on it at treeline and very little is unaffected in the alpine.
2 photos
Unsurprisingly wind-slabby
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
Took a quick peek at lost boys pass. Unsurprisingly ++ windy and there was tons of wind slab, fairly thick in places.. Fairly cautious on the descent, some powder in sheltered trees but mostly remarkably wind affected snow.
3 photos
Saturday January 28th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Friday January 27th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
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Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Thursday January 26th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
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Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Thursday January 26th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Little Sand better than expected
Lizard-Flathead:
Lizard,
1 week ago
Observation
Skiing was excellent on fantastic snow quality at elevations below 1900m. 25cm of right side up on a supportive layer. Hand pit suggested the layer was thin and crumbly, snow above was adhering well. Wind slabs forming on upper layer above 1900 in open / alpine area. No signs of instability.
Wednesday January 25th
Avalanche Canada, 1 week ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West
Tuesday January 24th
Avalanche Canada, 2 weeks ago
Forecast
Regions:
Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies, Flathead, Lizard, Bull, Elkford East, Elkford West