Jan 11/14 - Update from Guests

Hi Crew, the guests are exhausted and vibrating from having an awesome day up in Barnes and Limestone. Snow is super sticky down here and the snow falling up top was not lighter as expected - still was fairly wet but they were carving and boon docking in waist deep snow! Visibility restricted afternoon riding down to being able to see 10ft infront so they dropped down and had more fun in Barnes Meadow. BEWARE the huge cornice is still looming overhead on that Barnes Meadow face that came down sometime in the past few days. They said the Flathead trail is holding up and if we can get some colder weather then Curt will try to get a groom in on next week. It was +3 today and its supposed to -2 tomorrow then going up to +8 on Wed! So little signs to watch for. This morning the snow was so heavy it was booming sliding off my roof - my roof isn't very steep to some of the stuff people want to ride out there so think about the similarities. Also mentioned in the avy report which holds Alpine at High risk and working its way down to moderate over the next few days, there will likely be signs of sluffing on steep slopes which is the mountain giving you an early warning sign. Also I would guess that there might even be pin wheeling with it being kinda wet. But man it will get heavy with all this new wet snow. With this warming trend happening so fast you will see changes from morning riding to afternoon riding. Check out the Forecaster's Blog on avalanche.ca to see the conversation about why they are concerned about those weak layers not holding up to the additional weight. But again - meadows are a ton o fun on days you should leave the climbing alone - there's all kind of terrain between Corbin and Fernie that makes it easy to switch up your day plan. We are getting stuck in the yard with this snowfall and more snow/rain mix is supposed to keep coming tomorrow, tapering off on Monday with sun for the end of the week. Hope this helps you plan your trip and be safe! Cheers - V