Renshaw
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 28th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 27th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 26th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 25th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 24th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs, Loose Wet.
Published: Mar 23rd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 22nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 21st, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 20th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 19th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 18th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 17th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 16th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 15th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 14th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 13th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 12th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 11th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 10th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 9th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 8th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 7th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 7th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 6th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 5th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 4th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 3rd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 2nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 2nd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 1st, 2025Snow Line
<p>We found excellent travel conditions in Renshaw today with a skiff of new snow over a well consolidated snowpack. Spring is slowly starting in the valley but it's still winter in the mountains. With good visibility we assessed that conditions seemed to match what we were anticipating (low hazard). So we felt comfortable stepping out onto some northerly alpine slopes, hunting for lingering pockets of powder.</p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Thursday 20th April, 2023 6:10PM
Crusty Crunch with a Good View
<p>With spring's deeper snowpack and longer days we decided to go check out a more remote area. The Cushing valley, off the Morkill, provided great views of North and South facing slopes. With clouds that kept the temperature cooler and no wind, we didn't see any new avalanche activity. We did see that the recent warm temps are eating up the snowpack on southerly aspects and leaving a crust everywhere but northerly tree line and above.</p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Friday 24th March, 2023 6:30PM
A Toodle around the Mountains
<p>We had a sunny spring day at Renshaw. All that sun made us cautious of steep, southerly slopes in the afternoon but we didn't see any new loose wet avalanches from today. Away from direct sun the snow was dry and cool so we felt comfortable stepping into bigger terrain.
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northrockiesfieldteam,
Wednesday 22nd March, 2023 5:00PM
Mad zone
Shank,
Saturday 18th March, 2023 9:10PM
Cushing
<p>The snow and the weather couldn’t have been better! -10 start to the day, high of about-5. 20-30cm of light dry powder on top of a supportive base. No signs of instability. </p>
thagen24.7,
Sunday 12th March, 2023 1:20PM
Long Ride Renshaw
<p>We observed new snow from 20cm-60cm throughout the day in sheltered tree areas.
This proved to be the playgrounds of choice for the day.
Some alpine slopes what would be typically wind loaded had been drastically wind swept from change of wind direction.
No new avalanche activity was spotted today, though some recent releases were seen snow covered along our path of travel.
Although other groups were seen riding steeper alpine terrain without triggering releases, care should still be taken when crossing through exposed areas.
Plan your path.</p>
kurt.reid,
Saturday 4th March, 2023 8:00PM
Whitebark Pine
<p>Today we went to McBride Peak. Some fresh powder over a well settled snowpack made for fun turns. In the trees we felt comfortable skiing steep open features. We stayed away from the alpine because we saw a lot of wind transport there yesterday and suspected windslabs. </p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Friday 3rd March, 2023 7:50PM
Riders Before the Storm
<p>We sleded at Renshaw today and got to see the weather moving in. Moderate southwest winds were starting to redistribute the recent storm snow. We'll be the look out for wind slabs tomorrow but today it was just the low visibility holding us back.</p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 6:00PM
Ast-1
jeff.mcnaughton,
Sunday 12th February, 2023 9:00AM
Windy Whiteout
<p>It was a stormy day at the Renshaw. Strong winds and new snow were forming slabs along the ridge crests. We didn’t see any new avalanches but we couldn’t see into the alpine in the poor light. There was limited cracking from our sled skis in open, windy areas around tree line so we went looking for shelter areas to play in. What we found was some honey holes where the new snow was well over the hood. Away from the effects of wind, we felt confident enough to play on some steep slopes now that the storm snow is bonding in the mild weather. </p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Thursday 9th February, 2023 8:40PM
Better in Blue
<p>Things are still unseasonably thin around the Renshaw with rocks and trees poking up in many unusual places. We had great visibility today and took the opportunity to check things out in the alpine. We found the best riding in deeper pockets of wind loaded terrain. This is also where the hazard is right now, with 10cm of new snow piling into soft wind slabs on lee slopes. We saw several smaller avalanches in big terrain that made us careful about the size of slopes we exposed ourselves to. We played mostly on a small ridge where the runout was short and smooth keeping consequences low and managed our risk by riding one at a time while the other watched from a safe distance. </p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Thursday 19th January, 2023 4:30PM
Renshaw adventure
<p>First time in the Renshaw zone, had a plan of trying to make it to spirit lake. Snow conditions changed our Initial plan due to thin coverage, dangerous to pass through alpine zones. We travelled through a good portion of the zone trying to find good snow, we found soft snow in shelters areas in the tree line. We observed a size 1.5 avalanche failing on a steep north east aspect, ran to mid fan. Most other start zones were barely over threshold. Managed to escape the day unscathed!</p>
Jordan defoe,
Friday 30th December, 2022 7:30PM
Renshaw weather station
<p>We installed the weather station today. Weather data can be found at https://avalanche.ca/weather/stations/6
We tentatively explored the area given the amount of sharks still around with an approximate snow depth of 1 m. The snow was powdery and we didn't find any wind slabs on exposed ridges. Other riders were going after it, with lines all over the place. During brief clearings we looked far and wide and didn't see any avalanche activity.</p>
mconlan,
Thursday 15th December, 2022 4:20PM
A Arm Graveyard.
<p>We hit the Renshaw for its opening day of grooming. Riding around we saw a few small windslab avalanches in very steep north facing alpine terrain that had entrained the light snow. Riding quality was amazing with over the handlebars powder almost everywhere you went. It didn’t take very long to realized that, like everywhere else, this seemly deep snow was full of rocks. By 11:00 we had decides to head out but even riding cautiously we didn’t make it to the grooming without breaking an A Arm. When we finally limped it back to the cabin we heard stories of broken sleds and close calls from everyone we talked to. </p>
northrockiesfieldteam,
Friday 9th December, 2022 6:40PM