Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Report

Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Report

Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Reports
Jan
20
Chute Skiing in the Kootenays

Cold and Dry

Snowfall values have tapered off since early January as dominant ridges of high pressure have established themselves over Southern BC
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Jan
11
New Year, great stability

New Year, great stability

While we haven't had a ton of snow in the New Year the lack of precipitation has been
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Jan
04
A Great Start to a New Year

A Great Start to a New Year

The end of 2024 hasn't been marked by a huge dump, but rather incremental loading, cool temps and
3 min read
Dec
29
Consistent Precipitation

Consistent Precipitation

It's been another great week on the Powder Highway! Rogers Pass has 40-60cm of settled storm snow since
2 min read
Dec
21
Feels Like the Powder Highway

Feels Like the Powder Highway

We're back on track. I apologize for the lack of info last week, but I didn't
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Dec
06
What Happened to all the La Niña Hype?

What Happened to all the La Niña Hype?

November went out like a lion--kind of. We had a fair bit of precipitation in November and it seemed like
3 min read
Dec
02
Fantastic Early Season Conditions

Fantastic Early Season Conditions

Ski conditions have been fantastic lately—the snowpack has continued to settle and the temperatures have remained cool over the
2 min read
Nov
16
Winter is off to a good Start

Winter is off to a good Start

A strong flow of moisture has pummelled Southern BC this past week, dropping over 70cm of snow in the mountains
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Oct
29
Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Report October 28, 2024

Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Report October 28, 2024

Fall is still here, but winter is coming.  The snow line is hovering around 1700m in the Valhallas today.  While
2 min read
Oct
17
BC Powder Highway Snowpack Update

BC Powder Highway Snowpack Update

Welcome ski / split tourers of the BC Powder Highway! As professional ACMG ski / split guides and avalanche forecasters, we’re
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