2014 / 2015 Valemount Conditions and Updates

[FatGuy]

I posted this in the chapplle thread but this gets seen by more people
]Use caution When turning off the hiway into chapplle parking lot. They installed a passing lane in front of the parking lot this summer and put in a drainage ditch in the middle of the lot. Turned in this weekend there when it was snowing hard and was very hard to see. It could use some markers. I can see someone trying to make a high speed exit off the hiway (kinda like Allen creek) into there and nailing it and getting hung up in there. Just a heads up.

 

[rsaint]

Clemina Conditions on Friday November 21 and Sunday November 23

Into Clemina on Friday and Sunday for some more early season ski touring. About 12-15cm since previous weekend, giving maybe 60cm at road from about 15km to cabin. Higher up there is about 80cm where wind hasn't moved things around too much. Still lots of open water in Morning Glory, and in a few spots in Goat Ridge Bowl. Snowed all of the time I was up there on Sunday, with about 5cm accumulated in about 6 hours.

On Friday dug pit at about 6650ft on 30 degree SE facing slope in sheltered location on Goat Ridge Bowl side of ridge between Goat Ridge Bowl and No-Name Bowl. CTM15 below raincrust about 20cm down and CTH21 about 60cm down at density boundary, both sudden planar. ECT showed collapse but no propagation. Results were repeatable in that pit.

On Sunday, as I moved into open treeline areas, could feel a "punchy" layer a few cms below surface. Stopped and dug pit at about 6700ft on 20 degree SW facking slope in open area heading up to saddle south of Stargazer Peak (radio tower). CTE3 below wind crust about 8cm down, CTM11 at top of rain crust about 20cm down, CTM17 at bottom of rain crust about 28cm down (rain crust was about 8cm thick here), all sudden planar. ECT showed collapse but no propagation. Results were repeatable in that pit. "Punchy" layer was in all wind-exposed areas at treeline, and reacted repeatedly in hand shear tests.

This is like reading a doctors perscription for those like me that have not taken the avi coarse.

 

[BILTIT]

I have taken the course and still don't understand half of it lol!

 

[Depsnolvr]

Get on it folks. We all need to be speaking the same language!

 

[Depsnolvr]

For those asking questions about the trail etc, click the link on my conditions post and it will bring you to the full update.

 

[TPOWER]

Common weather man if your gonna be wrong this week atleast be wrong in favor of sledders and it be 30-40 cm everyday all week.
10cm today , 5 cm tomorrow, 15-20cm Wednesday , 10 cm Thursday sunny skies Saturday
We still only have an inch on the ground at the lodge.



Summit River Lodge
" The Secrets Out"

 

[SaskSummit]

Hoping to be on our way in about 4 hours

 

[Depsnolvr]

I like this one better Terry

Valemount, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada

 

[SaskSummit]

On our way finally. Will update after the ride tomorrow.

 

[numnah]

Its snowing here in jasper. Valmount must be getting some.

 

[SaskSummit]

I hope so should be good. The boys want to test the t3s out.

 

[Agent417]

Any more snow in the Allen creek parking lot?

About 2inches on the truck when we came down this afternoon. And she was snowing pretty good still.

 

[scotts]

I have taken the course and still don't understand half of it lol!

Check out the videos Curtis linked in the Avalanche thread, "what test where" the second one is awesome for combining compression testing and fracture Character together to make better snowpack decisions.

 

[getoan]

Man I gotta hit the road to go get the machines!!!

 

[FatGuy]

Anyone riding wed and Thursday.? (Sask summit) (Curtis). I'm On days off and rest Of the crew is all working. Looks like it's time to break in the new freeride but don't want to fly solo.

 

[SaskSummit]

We are riding weds not sure about thurs

 

[git r done]

were you boys the first to make it into Allen? And what's this new trail? Like new as in this summer or was it there last season? Great pics and info. When the riding is good i know its hard to stop to take pics. Much appreciated![/QUOT7
New trail is the one that gets groomed once the snow level increases. At this point the boys and girls venturing up Allen take the old trail.

 

[SaskSummit]

Just got down from Allen. Trail is icy. Had a couple issues but nothing serious. Couple feet of fresh snow. We made it all the way to the backside was a good day.

 

[CUSO]

Must have been ok, if you got a T3 stuck..LOL

 

[SaskSummit]

She was a good day.