Subject: | [MCR] Boulder Mountain, Monashee Mountains near Revelstoke |
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Date: | Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:11:16 -0800 |
The ski quality was
excellent on Boulder Mountain today, located just west of Revelstoke. It
is a popular snowmobiling destination, and offers quick and easy access for
skiers and boards who have a snowmobile.
At 2000m there is currently
230cm of settled snowpack. There are a couple recent storm layers down 30
cm and 55 cm, both giving moderate to hard resistant planar shears (clean but
not fast). The layer down 55cm has a decomposing crust at 2000m on north
aspect.
In exposed areas there is a
touch of wind effect with a stiffer surface layer over a softer storm snow
layer. I noted a bit of minor cracking, but no whumphing and no natural or
rider triggered avalanches aside from a few 12-24 hr old very thin (10 cm)
slabs only seen on very steep small rolls below treeline on a north
aspect. Visibility was not great for most of the day, so observations were
limited.
Conditions are excellent,
offering mid-winter ski quality and good coverage over most hazards. Even
the alder lower in the valley looks to be getting nicely covered up. There
is basically no snow at valley bottom due to the warm temperatures
and recent rain down low. But up high, it has been dumping steadily
for the last couple of weeks. Get out there and enjoy the great early
season conditions!
Normal early season hazards
do exist, so check your speed. Continue to watch for rising avalanche
danger, with all of the rapid loading it is possible for some significant
avalanche events to occur. Remember the connectivity between lee alpine
loaded features and the still shrubby lower elevations.
Jordy
Shepherd
Mountain
Guide
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